Genus: Carentonosaurus RAGE & NERAUDEAU, 2004
Etymology: Latin, Carentonia, "Charente", a river close to Madame Island, western France and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: mineauorum emend RAGE & NERAUDEAU, 2004
= Carentonosaurus mineaui RAGE & NERAUDEAU, 2004
Etymology: In honor of Mr. Mineau and his family for thier kind assistance during field work.

Holotype: MNHN IMD 21

Locality: Madame Island, Department of Charente Maritime, Western France.

Horizon: Dm unit.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Late Early Cretaceous.

Material: A mid- or posterior dorsal vertebra.

Referred material:

MNHN IMD 1-14: 14 vertebrae from C4ms Unite.

MNHN IMD 15-20, 22-50: 35 vertebrae from Dm unit.

MNHN IMD 51: A rib from Dm unit.

MNHN IMD 52: Fragmentary pectoral girdle from Dm unit.

 

Locality: La Couronne, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Late Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Private collection of D. Pouit and R. Vullo: 3 vertebrae.

 

Locality: Les Renardieres, Vienne Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Late Early Cretaceous.

Material:

MNHN RND 8, private collection of D. Pouit: 2 vertebrae.

 

Locality: Roullet-Saint-Estephe, Charente Department, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Late Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Private collection of L. Villier: 2 vertebrae.

 

Locality: Douce Amie, France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Upper Cenomanian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Lowermost Gulf Epoch, Late Early Cretaceous.

Material:

'Gueranger collection, Musee Vert of Le Mans, uncatalogued: 2 vertebrae.

= Carentonosaurus cf. mineaui HONTECILLAS, HOUSSAYE, LAPALANA, SEVILLA, ARSUAGA, PEREZ-GONZALEZ, BAQUEDANO & KNOLL, 2015

Locality: Calvero de la Higuera Complex (Camino Cave, Navalmaillo Rock Shelter and Buena Pinta Cave), central Spain.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Pleistocene cave deposits, reworked Cenomanian deposits.

Material:

MAR 1981/3/5, 2004/20/7, 2004/20/5, 2004/20/6, 2005/34/8, 2005/34/11, 2003/35/4, 2004/20/10, 2006/37/4, 2006/37/3, 2006/37/2, 2006/37/1, 2007/29/5, 2007/29/1, 2008/29/2, 2006/37/5: Teeth.

MAR 2003/35/3, 3005/34/10, 2005/34/9, 2007/29/2, 2004/20/9, 2005/34/12, 2007/29/4, 2007/29/3, 2011/13/1: Vertebrae.

 

VULLO, RAGE & NERAUDEAU, 2011

Locality: Madame Island and perhaps Les Renardieres, Charente-Maritime Department, Le Mas and L'Amas, CharenteDepartment, France.

Horizon: Sub-unit C4 and unit D, and perhaps sub-unit B1.

Biostratraphy:

Age: Lower Upper and perhaps Lower Cenomanian Stage, upper Galic subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material:

MA MAD 1, MNHN IMD 1-50, MNHN IMD 53-59: 58 disarticulated vertebrae.

MNHN IMD 51: Rib.

MNHN IMD 52: Scapulocoracoid.

MNHN RND 8: Perhaps one vertebra.

UR1 uncatalogued: 10s of vertebrae.

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