Lignites de Soissonais explained

Lignites de Soissonais should not be confused with Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais.

Lignites de Soissonais
Type:	Formation
Age:	Ypresian ~
Period:	Ypresian
Prilithology:	Lignite
Namedfor:	Soissonais
Region:	Var, Marne
Coordinates:	49.1°N 4°W
Paleocoordinates:	45°N 1.3°W

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

Snakes

• Calamagras gallicus^[8]
• Dunnophis matronensis^[9]
• Saniwa orsmaelensis^[7]
• Anniealexandria sp.^[10]

Mammals

Primates

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

Artiodactyls

• Bunophorus cappettai^[17]
• Diacodexis gazini
• D. varleti^[17]
• Cuisitherium sp.^[17]
• ?Diacodexis sp.^[11]
• ?Simpsonodus sp.^[17]

Carnivora

• Miacidae indet.
• ?Miacidae indet.^[11]

Cimolesta

• Plesiesthonyx luciae^[18]
• P. minimus^[18]
• cf. Hyracolestes sp.
• Palaeoryctidae indet.^[11]

Ferae

• Palaeonictis gigantea^[19]
• Quercygale smithi
• Uintacyon hookeri^[20]
• cf. Viverravus sp.

Hyaenodonta

• Didelphodus cf. absarokae^[11]
• Eoproviverra eisenmanni^[11]
• Galecyon gallus
• Minimovellentodon russelli^[21]
• Morlodon vellerei^[22]
• Preregidens cf. langebadrae^[23]
• Prototomus girardoti^[24]
• cf. Didelphodus sp.

Insectivora

• Apatemys mutiniacus
• A. sigogneaui
• Apatemys sp.^[25]
• Heterohyus sp.^[25]

Macroscelidea

• Neomatronella luciannae^[18]
• Macrocranion cf. nitens^[26]

Microchiroptera

• Ageina tobieni
• Icaronycteris menui

Microchiropteramorpha

• Archaeonycteris brailloni
• cf. Ageina sp.
• cf. Archaeonycteris sp.^[11]

Multituberculata

• Ectypodus riansensis^[27]

Perissodactyls

• Cymbalophus cuniculus^[11]
• Hyracotherium aff. leporinum
• Paschatherium russelli^[28]
• P. cf. dolloi^[11]
• ?Paschatherium sp.^[11]
• Pliolophus vulpiceps^[29]
• Teilhardimys musculus^[30]

Placentalia

• Hyopsodus itinerans^[28]
• Phenacodus cf. teilhardi
• cf. Paroxyclaenus sp.
• Phenacodus sp.

Rodents

• Microparamys cf. chandoni^[11]
• Pantrogna russelli^[18]
• Paramys cf. pourcyensis^[11]
• ?Ailuravinae indet.^[11]

Soricomorpha

• Placentidens lotus^[31]
• cf. Leptacodon sp.^[11]

Theriiformes

• Amphiperatherium aff. brabantense^[11]
• A. goethei^[11]
• A. cf. maximum^[11]
• Peradectes louisi^[11]
• Peratherium matronense^[11]
• ?Leptictidae indet.^[11]
• ?Nyctitheriidae indet.^[11]
• cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.^[32]

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

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Lignites%20de%20Soissonais&group_formation_member=Lignites%20de%20Soissonais Lignites de Soissonais
2. Broin, 1977
3. Hervet, 2004
4. Hervet, 2006
5. Lapparent de Broin, 2003
6. Augé, 1990
7. Augé, 2005
8. Rage, 1977
9. Rage, 1973
10. Augé, 2012
11. Godinot, 1981
12. López Torres & Silcox, 2018
13. Russell et al., 1992
14. Godinot, 1998
15. Gingerich, 1976
16. Hooker et al., 1999
17. Sudre & Erfurt, 1996
18. Hooker, 2010
19. Solé et al., 2011
20. Solé, 2014
21. Solé et al., 2014
22. Solé, 2013
23. Solé et al., 2015
24. Solé et al., 2013
25. Russell et al., 1979
26. Hooker, 2010
27. Marandat et al., 2012
28. Godinot, 1978
29. Smith & Smith, 2003
30. Tabuce et al., 2006
31. Russell et al., 1973
32. Rich, 1971