Petit Pâtis, Rivecourt (Paleocene of France)

Also known as Rivecourt-Petit Pâtis, Paris basin; Petit-Pâtis

Where: Oise, France (49.3° N, 2.7° E: paleocoordinates 44.0° N, 0.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• Equivalent to Clarkforkian NALMA

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lignite

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: T. Smith, F. Quesnel, G. De Plöeg, D. De Franceschi, G. Métais, E. De Bast, F. Solé, A. Folie, A. Boura, J. Claude, C. Dupuis, C. Gagnaison, A. Iakovleva, J. Martin, F. Maubert, J. Prieur, E. Roche, J.-Y. Storme, R. Thomas, H. Tong, J. Yans and E. Buffetaut. 2014. First Clarkforkian Equivalent Land Mammal Age in the Latest Paleocene Basal Sparnacian Facies of Europe: Fauna, Flora, Paleoenvironment and (Bio)stratigraphy. PLoS ONE 9(1):e86229:1-19 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 166598: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 19.02.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Oncosperma anglica, cf. Paleocarpinus sp., Tiliceae indet., Mongolochelidae indet.
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taxodioxylon sp.
Taxodioxylon sp. Hartig 1848 cypress
Angiospermae
 Austrobaileyales - Schisandraceae
cf. Schisandra sp.
cf. Schisandra sp. Michaux 1803
 Piperales - Piperaceae
Piperaceae indet.
Piperaceae indet. Giseke 1792 pepper
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Fabaceae indet.
Fabaceae indet. Lindley 1836 legume
 Fagales - Juglandaceae
Juglandicarya sp.
Juglandicarya sp. Reid and Chandler 1933
 Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiotheca sp.
Euphorbiotheca sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 spurge
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Lannea sp.
Lannea sp. Richard 1831 cashew
Seed
 Vitales - Vitaceae
Vitis sp.
Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Palmospermum excavatum, Phoenix sp., Sabal sp.
Phoenix sp. Linnaeus 1753 palm
Seed
Sabal sp. Adanson 1763 palm
petiole fragment
 Ranunculales - Menispermaceae
Wardensheppeya davisii, Stephania sp.
Stephania sp. Loureiro 1790
 Icacinales - Icacinaceae
Iodes "sp.1", Iodes "sp.2", Iodes cf. multireticulata
Iodes "sp.1" Blume 1825 white pear
Iodes "sp.2" Blume 1825 white pear
Iodes cf. multireticulata Reid and Chandler 1933 white pear
 Cornales - Cornaceae
Cornaceae indet.
Cornaceae indet. Dumortier 1825
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Litsea pyriformis
Litsea pyriformis Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel
Actinopteri
 Perciformes -
Diaphyodus sp.
Diaphyodus sp. Schafhäutl 1863 perch-like fish
Mammalia
 Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Arctocyon cf. primaevus, Landenodon cf. woutersi
Landenodon cf. woutersi Quinet 1968 condylarth
 Perissodactyla -
Teilhardimys musculus
Teilhardimys musculus Kretzoi and Kretzoi 2000 odd-toed ungulate
 Ferae -
Vassacyon prieuri n. sp.5
Vassacyon prieuri n. sp.5 Solé et al. 2016 placental
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Platychoerops boyeri n. sp.2, Plesiadapis ploegi n. sp.2, Plesiadapis ploegi2, Chiromyoides mauberti n. sp.2
Platychoerops boyeri n. sp.2 De Bast et al. 2018 primate
Plesiadapis ploegi n. sp.2 De Bast et al. 2018 primate
Plesiadapis ploegi2 De Bast et al. 2018 primate
RIV.PPV 701 and 702
Chiromyoides mauberti n. sp.2 De Bast et al. 2018 primate
 Rodentia - Ischyromyidae
? Ischyromyidae indet.
? Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent
 Macroscelidea - Louisinidae
cf. Walbeckodon sp.
cf. Walbeckodon sp. Hooker and Russell 2012 elephant shrew
 Condylarthra - Pleuraspidotheriidae
Pleuraspidotheriidae "n. gen."
Pleuraspidotheriidae "n. gen." Zittel 1892 placental
 Pantotheria - Dicrocynodontidae
"Diplocynodontidae indet." = Dicrocynodontidae
"Diplocynodontidae indet." = Dicrocynodontidae Marsh mammal
Reptilia
 Testudines - Macrobaenidae
Macrobaenidae indet.
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet., "Palaeotrionyx sp." = Paleotrionyx
Trionychidae indet. softshell turtle
"Palaeotrionyx sp." = Paleotrionyx Schmidt 1945 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Cheloniidae indet.
Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle
Reworked
 Testudinata - Compsemydidae
Berruchelus sp.
Berruchelus sp. Pérez-García 2012 turtle
 Choristodera -
Champsosaurus sp.
Champsosaurus sp. Cope 1876 choristodere
 Crocodylia -
"cf. Crocodylus depressifrons" = Asiatosuchus depressifrons
"cf. Crocodylus depressifrons" = Asiatosuchus depressifrons Blainville 1855 crocodilian
Aves
 Aves -
Aves "indet. species D"4
Aves "indet. species D"4 bird
MAV Riv. PP 870
 Neornithes -
Neognathae indet.
Neognathae indet. Pycraft 1900 bird
 Gastornithiformes - Gastornithidae
Gastornis sp.1
Gastornis sp.1 Hébert 1855 bird
 Ralliformes - Ralloidae
"Ralloidea indet." = Ralloidae4
"Ralloidea indet." = Ralloidae4 Rafinesque 1815 bird
MAV Riv. PP 139
 Neornithes - Remiornithidae
Remiornis sp.1
Remiornis sp.1 Lemoine 1881 bird
 Leptosomiformes -
? Leptosomiformes indet.4
? Leptosomiformes indet.4 Sharpe 1891 bird
MAV Riv. PP 138
Reptilia
 Squamata - Polyodontobaenidae
"Camptognathosaurus parisiensis n. gen. n. sp." = Camptognathosaurus walbeckensis3
"Camptognathosaurus parisiensis n. gen. n. sp." = Camptognathosaurus walbeckensis3 Kuhn 1940 worm lizard
RIV PP 413 - holotype (nearly complete right dentary); referred material: RIV PP 414 (right dentary) and RIV PP 415 (left dentary)
 Squamata -
Scincomorpha indet., Anguimorpha indet.
Scincomorpha indet. Camp 1923 squamates
Anguimorpha indet. Fürbringer 1900 squamates
 Squamata - Boidae
Boidae indet.
Boidae indet. Gray 1825 boa
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Scapherpetontidae indet.
Scapherpetontidae indet. Auffenberg and Goin 1959 salamander
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes -
Hypolophodon sylvestris, Coupatezia sp.
Hypolophodon sylvestris White 1931 stingray
Coupatezia sp. Cappetta 1982 stingray
 Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae
Paraorthacodus sp.
Paraorthacodus sp. Glikman 1957 elasmobranch
 Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
cf. Edaphodon sp.
cf. Edaphodon sp. Buckland 1838 chimaera
Ampelocissus
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Ampelocissus sp.
Ampelocissus sp. Planchon 1884
1Buffetaut and de Ploëg 2020; 2De Bast et al. 2018; 3Folie et al. 2013; 4Mayr and Smith 2019; 5Solé et al. 2016