Cernay and Berru (Paleocene of France)

Also known as Simoedosaurus collection

Where: Champagne-Ardenne, France (49.3° N, 4.1° E: paleocoordinates 43.9° N, 1.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Louis, Mme. Laseron, MM. Francart, Girard, Giradot, Leroux, Menial, Monganaste, Pellouin, Phelizon, Pourier in 1956-1960

Primary reference: D. Sigogneau-Russell and D. E. Russell. 1978. Étude ostéologique du reptile Simoedosaurus (Choristodera). Anales de Paléontologie (Vertébrés) 64(1):1-84 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 117931: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 28.09.2011, edited by Philip Mannion and Terri Cleary

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Scincidae
Berruva louisi n. gen. n. sp.1
Berruva louisi n. gen. n. sp.1 Augé 2005 skink
MNHN CR 17401, mostly complete right dentary; additional material: two fragments of posterior parts of maxillae, one left and one right
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Lacertidae indet.1 Bonaparte 1831 squamates
posterior-most portion of left dentary
 Choristodera - Simoedosauridae
Simoedosaurus sp. Gervais 1877 choristodere
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus sp.2 Cope 1876 choristodere
undescribed material