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.Lignites de Soissonais at Fossilworks.org
Fossil content The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
Reptiles Turtles
Axestemys vittataBroin, 1977 Francellia salouagmiraeHervet, 2004 Merovemys ploegiHervet, 2006 Neochelys arenarumLapparent de Broin, 2003 N. eocaenica Allaeochelys sp. Palaeochelys sp. Trionyx sp.
Lizards
Dormaalisaurus girardoti Geiseltaliellus longicaudus Tinosaurus europeocaenus Eolacerta sp. Necrosaurus sp. Tinosaurus sp.Augé, 1990 Amphisbaenidae indet.Augé, 2005 Anguini indet. Helodermatidae indet. Gekkonidae indet. Melanosaurini indet.
Snakes
Calamagras gallicusRage, 1977 Dunnophis matronensisRage, 1973 Saniwa orsmaelensis Anniealexandria sp.Augé, 2012
Mammals Primates
Arcius fuscusGodinot, 1981 A. lapparentiLópez Torres & Silcox, 2018 Avenius amatorumRussell et al., 1992 Cantius savagei Donrussellia provincialisGodinot, 1998 Phenacolemur lapparenti Platychoerops daubreiGingerich, 1976 Plesiadapis aff. remensis Pelycodus aff. eppsi Toliapina lawsoni T. vinealisHooker et al., 1999 cf. Agerinia sp. Adapidae indet.
Artiodactyls
Bunophorus cappettaiSudre & Erfurt, 1996 Diacodexis gazini D. varleti Cuisitherium sp. ?Diacodexis sp. ?Simpsonodus sp.
Carnivora
Miacidae indet. ?Miacidae indet.
Cimolesta
Plesiesthonyx luciaeHooker, 2010 P. minimus cf. Hyracolestes sp. Palaeoryctidae indet.
Ferae
Palaeonictis giganteaSolé et al., 2011 Quercygale smithi Uintacyon hookeriSolé, 2014 cf. Viverravus sp.
Hyaenodonta
Didelphodus cf. absarokae Eoproviverra eisenmanni Galecyon gallus Minimovellentodon russelliSolé et al., 2014 Morlodon vellereiSolé, 2013 Preregidens cf. langebadraeSolé et al., 2015 Prototomus girardotiSolé et al., 2013 cf. Didelphodus sp.
Insectivora
Apatemys mutiniacus A. sigogneaui Apatemys sp.Russell et al., 1979 Heterohyus sp.
Macroscelidea
Neomatronella luciannae Macrocranion cf. nitensHooker, 2010
Microchiroptera
Ageina tobieni Icaronycteris menui
Microchiropteramorpha
Archaeonycteris brailloni cf. Ageina sp. cf. Archaeonycteris sp.
Multituberculata Ectypodus riansensisMarandat et al., 2012
Perissodactyls
Cymbalophus cuniculus Hyracotherium aff. leporinum Paschatherium russelliGodinot, 1978 P. cf. dolloi ?Paschatherium sp. Pliolophus vulpicepsSmith & Smith, 2003 Teilhardimys musculusTabuce et al., 2006
Placentalia
Hyopsodus itinerans Phenacodus cf. teilhardi cf. Paroxyclaenus sp. Phenacodus sp.
Rodents
Microparamys cf. chandoni Pantrogna russelli Paramys cf. pourcyensis ?Ailuravinae indet.
Soricomorpha
Placentidens lotusRussell et al., 1973 cf. Leptacodon sp.
Theriiformes
Amphiperatherium aff. brabantense A. goethei A. cf. maximum Peradectes louisi Peratherium matronense ?Leptictidae indet. ?Nyctitheriidae indet. cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.Rich, 1971
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
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