Montcellia fossil map
Where fossils of Montcellia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 300 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 300 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early tetrapods & amphibians |
|---|---|
| Lived | 301.4–300.3 million years ago (Gzhelian) |
| Periods | Carboniferous |
| Family | Urocordylidae |
| Named by | Dutuit and Heyler 1994 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France |
| Rock formations | txn:37270 |
About Montcellia
Montcellia is an extinct genus of nectridean tetrapodomorphs within the family Urocordylidae that lived in the late Carboniferous period in the modern France.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Montcellia (revision 1354843260), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q6904562.
