Mancy (Eocene of France)

Also known as UCMP V6255

Where: Marne, France (49.0° N, 3.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 1.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sables a Unios et Teredines Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• Cuisian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: F. Broin. 1977. Contribution a l'etude des Cheloniens. Cheloniens continentaux due Cretace et du Tertiare de France. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Serie, Serie C, Sciences de la terre 38:1-366 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 181653: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 25.09.2016, edited by Richard Butler and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Pelorochelon cf. eocaenica1 Hummel 1935 turtle
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
Palaeochelys sp. Meyer 1847 turtle
 Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Allaeochelys sp. Noulet 1867 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
"Trionyx michauxi n. sp." = Trionyx silvestris, "Palaeotrionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata
"Trionyx michauxi n. sp." = Trionyx silvestris Walker and Moody 1974 softshell turtle
"Palaeotrionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata Pomel 1847 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Podocnemididae
Neochelys cf. eocaenica de Stefano 1902 sideneck turtle
Mammalia
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
"Francotherium lindgreni n. gen. n. sp." = Oxyaenoides lindgreni2, Matthodon menui4
"Francotherium lindgreni n. gen. n. sp." = Oxyaenoides lindgreni2 Rich 1971 creodont
MNHN.F.L-49-Ma - holotype; referred specimens: MNHN.F.Ma14826 and 14833
Matthodon menui4 Rich 1971 creodont
MNHN.F.L-58-Ma
 Theriamorpha -
Quercygale smithi n. sp.3 Solé 2014 placental
MNHN.F.Ma14839
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexis cf. varleti5 Sudre 1983 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae
Cuisitherium lydekkeri5 Lemoine 1891 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Eurodexis cf. russelli5 Sudre and Erfurt 1996 even-toed ungulate
MA 1 DE, 3 DE and 109
Protodichobune oweni5 Lemoine 1878 even-toed ungulate
Aumelasia menieli5 Sudre 1983 even-toed ungulate