Lignites de Soissonais

The Lignites de Soissonais is a geologic formation in the Var, Marne departments of France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period.^[1]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[1]

Reptiles

Turtles

• Axestemys vittata^[2]
• Francellia salouagmirae^[3]
• Merovemys ploegi^[4]
• Neochelys arenarum^[5]
• N. eocaenica^[5]
• Allaeochelys sp.^[2]
• Palaeochelys sp.^[2]
• Trionyx sp.^[2]

Lizards

• Dormaalisaurus girardoti^[6]
• Geiseltaliellus longicaudus^[7]
• Tinosaurus europeocaenus^[6]
• Eolacerta sp.^[6]
• Necrosaurus sp.^[6]
• Tinosaurus sp.^[7]
• Amphisbaenidae indet.^[6]
• Anguini indet.^[6]
• Helodermatidae indet.^[6]
• Gekkonidae indet.^[6]
• Melanosaurini indet.^[6]

Snakes

• Calamagras gallicus^[8]
• Dunnophis matronensis^[9]
• Saniwa orsmaelensis^[6]
• Anniealexandria sp.^[10]

Mammals

Primates

• Arcius fuscus^[11][12]
• A. lapparenti^[11]
• Avenius amatorum^[13][14]
• Cantius savagei^[15][16]
• Donrussellia provincialis^[17]
• Phenacolemur lapparenti^[11]
• Platychoerops daubrei^[15]
• Plesiadapis aff. remensis^[15]
• Pelycodus aff. eppsi^[12]
• Toliapina lawsoni^[13]
• T. vinealis^[13]
• cf. Agerinia sp.^[17]
• Adapidae indet.^[12]

Artiodactyls

• Bunophorus cappettai^[18]
• Diacodexis gazini^[19]
• D. varleti^[18]
• Cuisitherium sp.^[18]
• ?Diacodexis sp.^[12]
• ?Simpsonodus sp.^[18]

Carnivora

• Miacidae indet.^[20]
• ?Miacidae indet.^[12]

Cimolesta

• Plesiesthonyx luciae^[16]
• P. minimus^[16]
• cf. Hyracolestes sp.^[20]
• Palaeoryctidae indet.^[12]

Ferae

• Palaeonictis gigantea^[21]
• Quercygale smithi^[22]
• Uintacyon hookeri^[22]
• cf. Viverravus sp.^[20]

Hyaenodonta

• Didelphodus cf. absarokae^[12]
• Eoproviverra eisenmanni^[12]
• Galecyon gallus^[23]
• Minimovellentodon russelli^[24]
• Morlodon vellerei^[23]
• Preregidens cf. langebadrae^[25]
• Prototomus girardoti^[26]
• cf. Didelphodus sp.^[20]

Insectivora

• Apatemys mutiniacus^[27]
• A. sigogneaui^[27]
• Apatemys sp.^[27]
• Heterohyus sp.^[27]

Macroscelidea

• Neomatronella luciannae^[16]
• Macrocranion cf. nitens^[16]

Microchiroptera

• Ageina tobieni^[28]
• Icaronycteris menui^[28]

Microchiropteramorpha

• Archaeonycteris brailloni^[28]
• cf. Ageina sp.^[28]
• cf. Archaeonycteris sp.^[12]

Multituberculata

• Ectypodus riansensis^[29]

Perissodactyls

• Cymbalophus cuniculus^[12]
• Hyracotherium aff. leporinum^[30]
• Paschatherium russelli^[19]
• P. cf. dolloi^[12]
• ?Paschatherium sp.^[12]
• Pliolophus vulpiceps^[30]
• Teilhardimys musculus^[31]

Placentalia

• Hyopsodus itinerans^[19]
• Phenacodus cf. teilhardi^[20]
• cf. Paroxyclaenus sp.^[20]
• Phenacodus sp.^[20]

Rodents

• Microparamys cf. chandoni^[12]
• Pantrogna russelli^[16]
• Paramys cf. pourcyensis^[12]
• ?Ailuravinae indet.^[12]

Soricomorpha

• Placentidens lotus^[28]
• cf. Leptacodon sp.^[12]

Theriiformes

• Amphiperatherium aff. brabantense^[12]
• A. goethei^[12]
• A. cf. maximum^[12]
• Peradectes louisi^[12]
• Peratherium matronense^[12]
• ?Leptictidae indet.^[12]
• ?Nyctitheriidae indet.^[12]
• cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.^[20]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in France
• Ypresian formations
  • Ieper Group of Belgium
  • Fur Formation of Denmark
  • London Clay Formation of England
  • Silveirinha Formation of Portugal
• Wasatchian formations
  • Nanjemoy Formation of the eastern United States
  • Wasatch Formation of the western United States
• Itaboraian formations
  • Itaboraí Formation of Brazil
  • Laguna del Hunco Formation of Argentina

References

1. ^ Lignites de Soissonais at Fossilworks.org
2. ^ Broin, 1977
3. ^ Hervet, 2004
4. ^ Hervet, 2006
5. ^ Lapparent de Broin, 2003
6. ^ Augé, 2005
7. ^ Augé, 1990
8. ^ Rage, 1977
9. ^ Rage, 1973
10. ^ Augé, 2012
11. ^ López Torres & Silcox, 2018
12. ^ Godinot, 1981
13. ^ Hooker et al., 1999
14. ^ Russell et al., 1992
15. ^ Gingerich, 1976
16. ^ Hooker, 2010
17. ^ Godinot, 1998
18. ^ Sudre & Erfurt, 1996
19. ^ Godinot, 1978
20. ^ Rich, 1971
21. ^ Solé et al., 2011
22. ^ Solé, 2014
23. ^ Solé, 2013
24. ^ Solé et al., 2014
25. ^ Solé et al., 2015
26. ^ Solé et al., 2013
27. ^ Russell et al., 1979
28. ^ Russell et al., 1973
29. ^ Marandat et al., 2012
30. ^ Smith & Smith, 2003
31. ^ Tabuce et al., 2006

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