Species: mechinorum LE LOEUFF & BUFFETAUT, 1998
Etymology: In honor of Patrick and Annie Mechin, who collected the material and kindly presented the holotype to the Musee des Dinosaures, Esperaza.

Holotype: MDE-D168

Locality: La Bastide Neuve, Fox-Amphoux, Var Department, France.

Horizon: Gres a Reptiles Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian to Early Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: An articulated posterior dorsal vertebra.

MDE-D169: Sacrum.

Referred material:

Locality: Roques-Hautes, northern part of the Aix-en-Province basin, 10 km to the east of Aix-en-Province, France.

Horizon: Gres a Reptiles Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian to Early Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Mechin Collection, MDE-D158: Right humerus.

MDE-D01: Cast of a cervico-dorsal vertebra.

Mechin Collection: Sacro-caudal vertebra.

 

BUFFETAUT, LE LOEUFF, TONG, DUFFAUD, CAVIN, GARCIA, & WARD, 1999

Locality: Massecaps, near Cruzy, Herault Department, Southern France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Probably early Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth.

 

LE LOEUFF, BUFFETAUT, MECHIN & MECHIN-SALESSY, 1992

Locality: Fox-Amphoux, syncline, in the northern part of the department of Var Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Coll. Mechin, No. 203: Left femur.