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.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Reptiles

Turtles

• Axestemys vittata
• Francellia salouagmirae
• Merovemys ploegi
• Neochelys arenarum
• N. eocaenica
• Allaeochelys sp.
• Palaeochelys sp.
• Trionyx sp.

Lizards

• Dormaalisaurus girardoti
• Geiseltaliellus longicaudus
• Tinosaurus europeocaenus
• Eolacerta sp.
• Necrosaurus sp.
• Tinosaurus sp.
• Amphisbaenidae indet.
• Anguini indet.
• Helodermatidae indet.
• Gekkonidae indet.
• Melanosaurini indet.

Snakes

• Calamagras gallicus
• Dunnophis matronensis
• Saniwa orsmaelensis
• Anniealexandria sp.

Mammals

Primates

• Arcius fuscus
• A. lapparenti
• Avenius amatorum
• Cantius savagei
• Donrussellia provincialis
• Phenacolemur lapparenti
• Platychoerops daubrei
• Plesiadapis aff. remensis
• Pelycodus aff. eppsi
• Toliapina lawsoni
• T. vinealis
• cf. Agerinia sp.
• Adapidae indet.

Artiodactyls

• Bunophorus cappettai
• Diacodexis gazini
• D. varleti
• Cuisitherium sp.
• ?Diacodexis sp.
• ?Simpsonodus sp.

Carnivora

• Miacidae indet.
• ?Miacidae indet.

Cimolesta

• Plesiesthonyx luciae
• P. minimus
• cf. Hyracolestes sp.
• Palaeoryctidae indet.

Ferae

• Palaeonictis gigantea
• Quercygale smithi
• Uintacyon hookeri
• cf. Viverravus sp.

Hyaenodonta

• Didelphodus cf. absarokae
• Eoproviverra eisenmanni
• Galecyon gallus
• Minimovellentodon russelli
• Morlodon vellerei
• Preregidens cf. langebadrae
• Prototomus girardoti
• cf. Didelphodus sp.

Insectivora

• Apatemys mutiniacus
• A. sigogneaui
• Apatemys sp.
• Heterohyus sp.

Macroscelidea

• Neomatronella luciannae
• Macrocranion cf. nitens

Microchiroptera

• Ageina tobieni
• Icaronycteris menui

Microchiropteramorpha

• Archaeonycteris brailloni
• cf. Ageina sp.
• cf. Archaeonycteris sp.

Multituberculata

• Ectypodus riansensis

Perissodactyls

• Cymbalophus cuniculus
• Hyracotherium aff. leporinum
• Paschatherium russelli
• P. cf. dolloi
• ?Paschatherium sp.
• Pliolophus vulpiceps
• Teilhardimys musculus

Placentalia

• Hyopsodus itinerans
• Phenacodus cf. teilhardi
• cf. Paroxyclaenus sp.
• Phenacodus sp.

Rodents

• Microparamys cf. chandoni
• Pantrogna russelli
• Paramys cf. pourcyensis
• ?Ailuravinae indet.

Soricomorpha

• Placentidens lotus
• cf. Leptacodon sp.

Theriiformes

• Amphiperatherium aff. brabantense
• A. goethei
• A. cf. maximum
• Peradectes louisi
• Peratherium matronense
• ?Leptictidae indet.
• ?Nyctitheriidae indet.
• cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.

See also

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

References

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