Loupoigne (Eocene of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (50.6° N, 4.4° E: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 0.7° E)

When: Brussels Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. Stockmans. 1936. Vegetaux Eocenes des environs de Bruxelles. Memoires du Musee Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 76:1-56 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 124457: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.02.2012, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

Aves
 Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
cf. Macrodontopteryx oweni2 Harrison and Walker 1976 bird
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Eochelone brabantica1 Dollo 1903 sea turtle
IRSNB R339, Loupoigne: (a1) and (a2) are the shell, dorsal and ventral views showing part of the right anterior girdle and forelimb and part of right hind limb. IRSNB R340, Melsbroek: (b) is the partial carapace, inner view. IRSNB R61, Loupoigne: shell (c1) is the dorsal view and (c2) is the ventral view showing parts of anterior girdles and both humerus
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Posidoniaceae