Les Pradigues (Eocene of France)

Where: Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region, France (44.3° N, 1.7° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 38.4° N, 6.3° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Perriere Formation, Priabonian (37.7 - 33.9 Ma)

• European Mammal Zone ('Niveau Repère') based on rodents. "probably Perriere level"

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: karst; phosphorite

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J.-Y. Crochet, J.-L. Hartenberger, J.-C. Rage, J.A. Remy, B. Sige, J. Sudre, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 1981. Les nouvelles faunes de vertebres anterieurs a la "Grande Coupure" decouvertes dans les phosphorites du Quercy. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 3(3):245-266 [E. Fara/E. Fara/E. Fara]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12841: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 20.12.2001, edited by Terri Cleary

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae
Amphiperatherium minutum, Amphiperatherium fontense, Peratherium lavergnense
Amphiperatherium minutum Aymard 1846 marsupial
Amphiperatherium fontense Crochet 1979 marsupial
Peratherium lavergnense Crochet 1979 marsupial
 Cimolesta - Apatemyidae
Heterohyus sudrei
Heterohyus sudrei Sigé 1975 eutherian
Heterohyus (Gardonyus) sudrei
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
Suevosciurus sp., Pseudoltinomys sp., Theridomys "sp.2", Paradelomys crusafonti
Suevosciurus sp. Dehm 1937 rodent
Pseudoltinomys sp. Lavocat 1951 rodent
Theridomys "sp.2" Jourdan 1837 rodent
Paradelomys crusafonti Thaler 1966 rodent
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Gliravus sp.
Gliravus sp. Stehlin and Schaub 1951 dormouse
 Primates - Adapidae
"Adapis magnus" = Leptadapis magnus5
"Adapis magnus" = Leptadapis magnus5 Filhol 1874 primate
 Primates - Omomyidae
Necrolemur antiquus5, Pseudoloris parvulus5
Necrolemur antiquus5 Filhol 1873 tarsier
Pseudoloris parvulus5 Filhol 1890 tarsier
 Artiodactyla - Xiphodontidae
Leptotheridium lugeoni5, Haplomeryx euzetensis
Leptotheridium lugeoni5 Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate
Haplomeryx euzetensis Depéret 1917 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Amphimerycidae
Pseudamphimeryx renevieri5
Pseudamphimeryx renevieri5 Pictet and Humbert 1869 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Tapirulidae
Tapirulus perrierensis n. sp.5
Tapirulus perrierensis n. sp.5 Sudre 1978 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Robiacinidae
Robiacina quercyi5
Robiacina quercyi5 Sudre 1977 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Mixtotheriidae
Mixtotherium cuspidatum5
Mixtotherium cuspidatum5 Filhol 1880 even-toed ungulate
 Hyaenodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Cynohyaenodon sp.
Cynohyaenodon sp. Filhol 1873 placental
 Ferae -
Quercygale angustidens
Quercygale angustidens Filhol 1872 placental
 Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Saturninia beata, Saturninia gracilis
Saturninia beata Crochet 1974 placental
Saturninia gracilis Stehlin 1940 placental
 Chiroptera - Emballonuridae
cf. Vespertiliavus wingei, Vespertiliavus sp.
Vespertiliavus sp. Schlosser 1877 sac-winged bat
 Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Hipposideridae indet., cf. Hipposideros "sp.2", Hipposideros morloti, Hipposideros schlosseri, Palaeophyllophora "sp.1"
Hipposideridae indet. Lydekker 1891 leaf-nosed bat
cf. Hipposideros "sp.2" Gray 1831 roundleaf bat
Hipposideros morloti Pictet 1855 roundleaf bat
Hipposideros schlosseri Revilliod 1917 roundleaf bat
Palaeophyllophora "sp.1" Revilliod 1917 leaf-nosed bat
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus "sp.2"
Rhinolophus "sp.2" Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat
Aves
 Apodiformes - Aegialornithidae
Cypselavus gallicus
Cypselavus gallicus Gaillard 1908 swift
Reptilia
 Squamata - Cordylidae
Pseudolacerta sp.1, Pseudolacerta mucronata1, Pseudolacerta quercyini2, Eocordyla mathisi2
Pseudolacerta sp.1 De Stefano 1903 spinytail lizard
Pseudolacerta mucronata1 Filhol 1877 spinytail lizard
Pseudolacerta quercyini2 Augé 2005 spinytail lizard
incomplete left dentary
Eocordyla mathisi2 Augé 2005 spinytail lizard
incomplete right dentary
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet., Cadurcogekko verus n. sp.4, Cadurcogekko piveteaui2
Gekkonidae indet. Gray 1825 gecko
Cadurcogekko verus n. sp.4 Bolet et al. 2015 gecko
right maxilla
Cadurcogekko piveteaui2 Hoffstetter 1946 gecko
twelve dentaries, two maxillae
 Squamata -
Coniophis sp.
Coniophis sp. Marsh 1892 snake
 Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Dunnophis cadurcensis
Dunnophis cadurcensis Rage 1974 dwarf boa
 Squamata - Boidae
Boidae "Boidae J", Boidae "Boidae K", Boidae "Boidae M", Palaeopython cadurcensis, Cadurceryx filholi
Boidae "Boidae J" Gray 1825 boa
Boidae "Boidae K" Gray 1825 boa
Boidae "Boidae M" Gray 1825 boa
Palaeopython cadurcensis Filhol 1877 boa
Cadurceryx filholi Hoffstetter and Rage 1972 sand boa
 Squamata -
? Eoanilius europae
? Eoanilius europae Rage 1974 snake
 Squamata - Anguidae
Placosaurus sp., Anguini indet.2, Helvetisaurus picteti2, cf. Ophisaurus sp.
Placosaurus sp. Gervais 1852 squamates
Anguini indet.2 Augé 2005 squamates
Helvetisaurus picteti2 Hoffstetter 1942 squamates
USTL PRA 7, palatine
cf. Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard
 Squamata - Necrosauridae
Necrosaurus cayluxi, Necrosaurus eucarinatus2
Necrosaurus cayluxi Filhol 1873 squamates
Necrosaurus eucarinatus2 Kuhn 1940 squamates
USTL PRA 8, frontal
 Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaenidae indet.
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Plesiolacerta cf. lydekkeri
Plesiolacerta cf. lydekkeri Hoffstetter 1942 squamates
 Squamata - Iguanidae
Geiseltaliellus sp.2, Geiseltaliellus pradiguensis n. sp.3, Cadurciguana hoffstetteri2
Geiseltaliellus sp.2 Kuhn 1944 squamates
complete premaxilla; incomplete right maxilla
Geiseltaliellus pradiguensis n. sp.3 Auge 2007 squamates
USTL PRA 1221 (holotype), part of right maxilla
Cadurciguana hoffstetteri2 Auge 1987 squamates
three incomplete right dentaries; left dentary
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Urodela "Urodela C Crochet et al. 1981"
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
cf. Eopelobates sp.
cf. Eopelobates sp. Parker 1929 spadefoot toad
1Augé 1987; 2Augé 2005; 3Auge 2007; 4Bolet et al. 2015; 5Sudre 1978