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]
| Lignites de Soissonais | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ypresian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Lignite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49.1°N 4.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 45.0°N 1.3°E |
| Region | Var, Marne |
| Country |  France |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Soissonais |
  Lignites de Soissonais (France) | |
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
- Cimolesta
- Plesiesthonyx luciae[16]
- P. minimus[16]
- cf. Hyracolestes sp.[20]
- Palaeoryctidae indet.[12]
- Ferae
- Hyaenodonta
- Insectivora
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Lignites de Soissonais at Fossilworks.org
- Broin, 1977
- Hervet, 2004
- Hervet, 2006
- Lapparent de Broin, 2003
- Augé, 2005
- Augé, 1990
- Rage, 1977
- Rage, 1973
- Augé, 2012
- López Torres & Silcox, 2018
- Godinot, 1981
- Hooker et al., 1999
- Russell et al., 1992
- Gingerich, 1976
- Hooker, 2010
- Godinot, 1998
- Sudre & Erfurt, 1996
- Godinot, 1978
- Rich, 1971
- Solé et al., 2011
- Solé, 2014
- Solé, 2013
- Solé et al., 2014
- Solé et al., 2015
- Solé et al., 2013
- Russell et al., 1979
- Russell et al., 1973
- Marandat et al., 2012
- Smith & Smith, 2003
- Tabuce et al., 2006
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