PBDB Collection

UCMP V6167, Mutigny quarry: Ypresian, France

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Mammalia - Leptictidae

	cf. Didelphodus sp. Cope 1882	Rich 1971
	MNHN Mu 6028
Mammalia - Esthonychidae

	Franchaius minimus n. sp. Baudry 1992	Hooker 2010
	recombined as Plesiesthonyx minimus
	MNHN.Mu-197-L - type
Mammalia - Sarcodontidae

	cf. Hyracolestes sp. Matthew and Granger 1925	Rich 1971
	MNHN Mu 6601
Mammalia - Apatemyidae

	Heterohyus sp. Gervais 1848		4 specimens

	Apatemys sp. Marsh 1872		1 specimen

	Apatemys mutiniacus n. sp. Russell et al. 1979

	Apatemys sigogneaui n. sp. Russell et al. 1979		1 specimen
Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae

	Macrocranion cf. nitens (Matthew 1918)	Hooker 2010
	Russell et al. 1975

	Neomatronella luciannae n. gen., n. sp. Russell et al. 1975	Hooker 2010
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae

	Archaeonycteris brailloni Russell et al. 1973	Russell et al. 1973
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Icaronycteridae

	Icaronycteris menui n. sp. Russell et al. 1973	Russell et al. 1973
	type locality
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Natalidae

	Ageina tobieni n. sp. Russell et al. 1973	Russell et al. 1973
	type locality
Mammalia - Phenacodontidae

	Phenacodus cf. teilhardi	Rich 1971
	MNHN Louis-250 Mu

	Phenacodus sp. Cope 1873	Rich 1971
	MNHN Louis-196 Mu
Mammalia - Diacodexeidae

	Diacodexis varleti Sudre 1983	Sudre and Erfurt 1996

	? Bunophorus cappettai	Sudre and Erfurt 1996

	? Simpsonodus sp. Krishtalka and Stucky 1986	Sudre and Erfurt 1996
Mammalia - Viverravidae

	cf. Viverravus sp. Marsh 1872	Rich 1971
	MNHN Mu 6216
Mammalia

	Quercygale smithi Solé 2014	Solé 2014	1 specimen
	MNHN.F.Mu12398, left M1
Mammalia - Carnivora - Miacidae

	cf. Miacidae indet. Cope 1880	Rich 1971
	MNHN Mu 6613
Mammalia

	Uintacyon hookeri Solé 2014	Solé 2014	1 specimen
	MNHN.F.Mu6568
Mammalia - Creodonta

	Minimovellentodon russelli n. gen., n. sp. Solé et al. 2014	Solé et al. 2014
	MHNL 20269998 - holotype
Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

	Placentidens lotus n. sp. Russell et al. 1973	Russell et al. 1973
	type locality
Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

	Pantrogna russelli (Michaux 1964)	Hooker 2010
	MNHN.Mu528-L and Mut 1199
Mammalia - Primates - Toliapinidae

	Avenius amatorum Russell et al. 1992	Hooker et al. 1999
	MNHN MU-652-L

	Toliapina lawsoni Hooker et al. 1999	Hooker et al. 1999
	MNHN MU-245-L
Mammalia - Primates - Plesiadapidae

	Platychoerops daubrei (Lemoine 1880)	Gingerich 1976
	"Mutigny" specimens "in the collection of MNHN, UCMP, Louis, and Poirier"
Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae

	Arcius lapparenti (Russell et al. 1967)	López-Torres and Silcox 2018
	original and current combination Phenacolemur lapparenti

	Phenacolemur fuscus n. sp. Russell et al. 1967	López-Torres and Silcox 2018
	recombined as Arcius fuscus
	MU 6507 - type
Mammalia - Primates - Notharctidae

	Cantius savagei Gingerich 1977	Hooker 2010
Mammalia - Condylarthra - Paroxyclaenidae

	cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet. Weitzel	Rich 1971

	cf. Paroxyclaenus sp. Teilhard de Chardin 1922	Rich 1971
	MNHN Mu 5947, 6385
Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

	Neochelys eocaenica (de Stefano 1902)	Lapparent de Broin 2003
	original and current combination Cistudo eocaenica
Reptilia - Testudines

	Allaeochelys sp. Noulet 1867	Broin 1977
Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

	Palaeotrionyx vittatus (Pomel 1847)	Broin 1977
	recombined as Axestemys vittata

	Trionyx sp. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809	Broin 1977
Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

	Merovemys ploegi Hervet 2006	Hervet 2006	1 specimen
Reptilia - Agamidae

	Tinosaurus sp. (Marsh 1872)	Augé 1990	1 specimen
	1 incomplete right dentary
	= Tinosaurus europeocaenus Auge and Smith 1997	Augé 2005
	MHNH MU 16466
Reptilia - Anguidae

	Anguini indet. Augé 2005	Augé 2005
Reptilia - Helodermatidae

	Helodermatidae indet. Gray 1837	Augé 2005	3 specimens
	three dorsal vertebrae
Reptilia

	Saniwa orsmaelensis Dollo 1923	Augé 2005	3 specimens
	MNHN MU 7909, two sacral vertebrae; one caudal vertebra
Reptilia - Boidae

	? Calamagras gallicus Rage 1977	Rage 1977
	Rage (1977) mentions a total of 30 referred vertebrae which come from Mutigny and other localities in the Paris Basin, but does not give details on specimen and catalogue numbers for individual localities
Reptilia - Tropidophiidae

	Dunnophis matronensis Rage 1973	Rage 1973
	Rage (1973)mentions "nombreuses vertèbres" which come from Mutigny and other localities in the Paris Basin, but does not give details on specimen and catalogue numbers for individual localities
Reptilia - Lacertidae

	Lacertidae indet. Bonaparte 1831	Čerňanský et al. 2020
	ULB-IV-A15(h)
Reptilia - Eolacertidae

	Eolacerta sp. Nöth 1940	Augé 2005	1 specimen
	MNHN Mu 7909, two dorsal vertebrae
Reptilia - Bipedidae

	Anniealexandria sp. Smith 2009	Auge 2012	2 specimens
	MNHN MU 17467, nearly complete right dentary; MNHN MU 7912, two trunk vertebrae
Reptilia

	Amphisbaenidae indet. (Gray 1865)	Augé 2005	2 specimens
	MU 7912, vertebra; one dentary
see common names

Geography

Country:	France	State/province:	Marne
Coordinates:	49.1° North, 4.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	45.0° North, 1.3° East
Basis of coordinate:	unpublished field data
Altitude:	157 meters
Geographic resolution:	small collection

Time

Period:	Paleogene	Epoch:	Eocene
Stage:	Ypresian	10 m.y. bin:	Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:	Ypresian
Age range of interval:	56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago

Stratigraphy

Formation:	Lignites de Soissonais
Stratigraphic resolution:	formation
Stratigraphy comments: middle Sparnacian

Lithology and environment

Environment:

terrestrial indet.

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	body
Size of fossils:	mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:	good
Disassociated major elements:	many
Disassociated minor elements:	some
Fragmentation:	occasional

Collection methods and comments

Collection methods:	field collection
Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis

Metadata

Database number:	35533
Authorizer:	M. Carrano, P. Barrett, R. Butler, J. Mueller, P. Mannion, J. Alroy, K. Beard, D. Nicholson, P. Holroyd, J. Head, M. Uhen	Enterer:	M. Carrano, R. Butler, T. Cleary, P. Mannion, J. Alroy, K. Beard, T. Liebrecht, D. Nicholson, P. Holroyd, M. Uhen, J. Head
Modifier:	M. Carrano	Research group:	vertebrate
Created:	2003-12-19 12:50:22	Last modified:	2005-03-17 10:25:15
Access level:	the public	Released:	2003-12-19 12:50:22
Creative Commons license:	CC BY

Reference information

Primary reference:

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D. E. Russell, M. Godinot, P. Louis and D. E. Savage. 1979. Apatotheria (Mammalia) de l'Eocène inférieur de France et de Belgique. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, section C: Science de la Terre 1(3):203-243 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

43530		M. Augé. 1990. La faune de lézards et d'amphisbaenes ed l'Eocene inférieur de Condé-en-Brie (France). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. 4 séries 12(2):111-141 [J. Head/J. Head]
59290		M. L. Augé. 2005. Evolution des lézards du Paléogène en Europe. Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 192:1-369 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary/T. Cleary]
59389		M. L. Auge. 2012. Amphisbaenians from the European Eocene: a biogeographical review. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 92(4):425-443 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary]
60047		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]
73169		A. Čerňanský, M. L. Augé, and A. Phelizon. 2020. Dawn of Lacertids (Squamata, Lacertidae): New Finds from the Upper Paleocene and the Lower Eocene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1768539:1-4 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/M. Uhen]
1635		P. D. Gingerich. 1976. Cranial Anatomy and Evolution of Early Tertiary Plesiadapidae (Mammalia, Primates). University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 15:1-141 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion]
58649		S. Hervet. 2006. The oldest European ptychogasterid turtle (Testudinoidea) from the lowermost Eocene amber locality of Le Quesnoy (France, Ypresian, MP7). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(4):839-848 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]
60859		J. J. Hooker. 2010. The mammal fauna of the early Eocene Blackheath Formation of Abbey Wood, London. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 165:1-162 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
10304		J. J. Hooker, D. E. Russell, and A. Phelzion. 1999. A new family of Plesiadapiformes (Mammalia) from the Old World Lower Paleogene. Palaeontology 42(3):377-407 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/P. Mannion]
58692		F. Lapparent de Broin. 2003. Neochelys sp. (Chelonii, Erymnochelyinae), from Silveirinha, early Eocene, Portugal. Ciencias da Terra (UNL) 15:117-132 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]
66265		S. López-Torres and M. T. Silcox. 2018. The European Paromomyidae (Primates, Mammalia): taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeographic implications. Journal of Paleontology [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
55138		J.-C. Rage. 1973. Présence de Dunnophis (Reptilia, Serpentes) dans l'Eocène et l'Oligocène européen. Compte Rendu sommaire des séances de la Société Géologique de France 1973(3):76-78 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht/T. Liebrecht]
7882		J.-C. Rage. 1977. An erycine snake (Boidae) of the genus Calamagras from the French lower Eocene, with comments on the phylogeny of the Erycinae. Herpetologica 33(4):459-463 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Alroy]
60942		T. H. V. Rich. 1971. Deltatheridia, Carnivora, and Condylarthra (Mammalia) of the Early Eocene, Paris Basin, France. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 88:1-72 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
30281		D. E. Russell, P. Louis, and D. E. Savage. 1973. Chiroptera and Dermoptera of the French early Eocene. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 95:1-57 [K. Beard/K. Beard]
19707	5% 57680	T. Smith and R. Smith. 2003. Terrestrial mammals as biostratigraphic indicators in upper Paleocene-lower Eocene marine deposits of the southern North Sea Basin. Geological Society of America Special Paper 369:513-520 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
60656		F. Solé. 2014. New carnivoraforms from the early Eocene of Europe and their bearing on the evolution of the Carnivoraformes. Palaeontology 57(5):963-978 [R. Butler/R. Butler]
60836		F. Solé, J. Falconnet, and L. Yves. 2014. New proviverrines (Hyaenodontida) from the early Eocene of Europe; phylogeny and ecological evolution of the Proviverrinae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171:878-917 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
61257		J. Sudre and J. Erfurt. 1996. Les artiodactyles du gisement yprésien terminal de Premontre (Aisne, France). Palaeovertebrata 25(2-4):391-414 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]