Lignites de Soissonais

Not to be confused with Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais.

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 ~55–50 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Lignite
Location
Coordinates	49.1°N 4.0°E / 49.1; 4.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	45.0°N 1.3°E / 45.0; 1.3
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

• 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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