PBDB Collection

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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Amphibia
Salientia - Pelobatidae	cf. Eopelobates sp. cf. Eopelobates sp. Parker 1929 spadefoot toad
Caudata - Urodela	Urodela "Urodela C Crochet et al. 1981" Urodela "Urodela C Crochet et al. 1981" salamander
Mammalia
Tribosphenida - Herpetotheriidae	Peratherium lavergnense, Amphiperatherium fontense, Amphiperatherium minutum Peratherium lavergnense Crochet 1979 marsupial Amphiperatherium fontense Crochet 1979 marsupial Amphiperatherium minutum Aymard 1846 marsupial
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Heterohyus sudrei Heterohyus sudrei Sigé 1975 eutherian Heterohyus (Gardonyus) sudrei
Chiroptera - Emballonuridae	cf. Vespertiliavus wingei, Vespertiliavus sp. cf. Vespertiliavus wingei sac-winged bat Vespertiliavus sp. Schlosser 1877 sac-winged bat
Chiroptera - Hipposideridae	Hipposideridae indet., cf. Hipposideros "sp.2", Hipposideros schlosseri, Hipposideros morloti, Palaeophyllophora "sp.1" Hipposideridae indet. Lydekker 1891 leaf-nosed bat cf. Hipposideros "sp.2" Gray 1831 roundleaf bat Hipposideros schlosseri Revilliod 1917 roundleaf bat Hipposideros morloti Pictet 1855 roundleaf bat Palaeophyllophora "sp.1" Revilliod 1917 leaf-nosed bat
Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae	Rhinolophus "sp.2" Rhinolophus "sp.2" Lacépède 1799 horseshoe bat
Primates - Omomyidae	Pseudoloris parvulus⁵, Necrolemur antiquus⁵ Pseudoloris parvulus⁵ Filhol 1890 tarsier Necrolemur antiquus⁵ Filhol 1873 tarsier
Primates - Adapidae	"Adapis magnus" = Leptadapis magnus⁵ "Adapis magnus" = Leptadapis magnus⁵ Filhol 1874 primate
Rodentia - Gliridae	Gliravus sp. Gliravus sp. Stehlin and Schaub 1951 dormouse
Rodentia - Theridomyidae	Suevosciurus sp., Pseudoltinomys sp., Paradelomys crusafonti, Theridomys "sp.2" Suevosciurus sp. Dehm 1937 rodent Pseudoltinomys sp. Lavocat 1951 rodent Paradelomys crusafonti Thaler 1966 rodent Theridomys "sp.2" Jourdan 1837 rodent
Ferae -	Quercygale angustidens Quercygale angustidens Filhol 1872 placental
Hyaenodonta - Hyaenodontidae	Cynohyaenodon sp. Cynohyaenodon sp. Filhol 1873 placental
Artiodactyla - Robiacinidae	Robiacina quercyi⁵ Robiacina quercyi⁵ Sudre 1977 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Mixtotheriidae	Mixtotherium cuspidatum⁵ Mixtotherium cuspidatum⁵ Filhol 1880 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Tapirulidae	Tapirulus perrierensis n. sp.⁵ Tapirulus perrierensis n. sp.⁵ Sudre 1978 even-toed ungulate
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
Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Saturninia beata, Saturninia gracilis Saturninia beata Crochet 1974 placental Saturninia gracilis Stehlin 1940 placental
Aves
Apodiformes - Aegialornithidae	Cypselavus gallicus Cypselavus gallicus Gaillard 1908 swift
Reptilia
Squamata - Amphisbaenidae	Amphisbaenidae indet. Amphisbaenidae indet. worm lizard
Squamata -	Coniophis sp., ? Eoanilius europae Coniophis sp. Marsh 1892 snake ? Eoanilius europae Rage 1974 snake
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 - Tropidophiidae	Dunnophis cadurcensis Dunnophis cadurcensis Rage 1974 dwarf boa
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 - Cordylidae	Pseudolacerta sp.¹, Pseudolacerta quercyini², Pseudolacerta mucronata¹, Eocordyla mathisi² Pseudolacerta sp.¹ De Stefano 1903 spinytail lizard Pseudolacerta quercyini² Augé 2005 spinytail lizard incomplete left dentary Pseudolacerta mucronata¹ Filhol 1877 spinytail lizard Eocordyla mathisi² Augé 2005 spinytail lizard incomplete right dentary
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
Squamata - Necrosauridae	Necrosaurus eucarinatus², Necrosaurus cayluxi Necrosaurus eucarinatus² Kuhn 1940 squamates USTL PRA 8, frontal Necrosaurus cayluxi Filhol 1873 squamates
Squamata - Anguidae	Placosaurus sp., cf. Ophisaurus sp., Anguini indet.², Helvetisaurus picteti² Placosaurus sp. Gervais 1852 squamates cf. Ophisaurus sp. Daudin 1803 glass lizard Anguini indet.² Augé 2005 squamates Helvetisaurus picteti² Hoffstetter 1942 squamates USTL PRA 7, palatine
Squamata - Lacertidae	Plesiolacerta cf. lydekkeri Plesiolacerta cf. lydekkeri Hoffstetter 1942 squamates

¹Augé 1987; ²Augé 2005; ³Auge 2007; ⁴Bolet et al. 2015; ⁵Sudre 1978