PBDB Collection

UCMP V6167, Mutigny quarry (Eocene of France)

Where: Marne, France (49.1° N, 4.0° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 1.3° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lignites de Soissonais Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• middle Sparnacian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35533: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.12.2003, edited by Mark Uhen, John Alroy, K. Christopher Beard, Jason Head, Torsten Liebrecht, Terri Cleary, Patricia Holroyd, David Nicholson, Richard Butler and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Testudines - Geoemydidae	Merovemys ploegi⁶ Merovemys ploegi⁶ Hervet 2006 turtle
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionyx sp.³, "Palaeotrionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata³ Trionyx sp.³ Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle "Palaeotrionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata³ Pomel 1847 softshell turtle
Testudines - Carettochelyidae	Allaeochelys sp.³ Allaeochelys sp.³ Noulet 1867 turtle
Testudines - Podocnemididae	Neochelys eocaenica⁹ Neochelys eocaenica⁹ de Stefano 1902 sideneck turtle
Squamata - Amphisbaenidae	Amphisbaenidae indet.¹ Amphisbaenidae indet.¹ Gray 1865 worm lizard MU 7912, vertebra; one dentary
Squamata - Bipedidae	Anniealexandria sp.² Anniealexandria sp.² Smith 2009 worm lizard MNHN MU 17467, nearly complete right dentary; MNHN MU 7912, two trunk vertebrae
Squamata - Eolacertidae	Eolacerta sp.¹ Eolacerta sp.¹ Nöth 1940 squamates MNHN Mu 7909, two dorsal vertebrae
Squamata - Lacertidae	Lacertidae indet.⁴ Lacertidae indet.⁴ Bonaparte 1831 squamates ULB-IV-A15(h)
Squamata - Boidae	? Calamagras gallicus¹² ? Calamagras gallicus¹² Rage 1977 dwarf boa 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
Squamata - Tropidophiidae	Dunnophis matronensis¹¹ Dunnophis matronensis¹¹ Rage 1973 dwarf boa 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
Squamata - Agamidae	Tinosaurus europeocaenus¹ Tinosaurus europeocaenus¹ Auge and Smith 1997 squamates 1 incomplete right dentary
Squamata -	Saniwa orsmaelensis¹ Saniwa orsmaelensis¹ Dollo 1923 squamates MNHN MU 7909, two sacral vertebrae; one caudal vertebra
Squamata - Helodermatidae	Helodermatidae indet.¹ Helodermatidae indet.¹ Gray 1837 squamates three dorsal vertebrae
Squamata - Anguidae	Anguini indet.¹ Anguini indet.¹ Augé 2005 squamates
Mammalia
Cimolesta - Apatemyidae	Apatemys sp., Apatemys mutiniacus n. sp., Apatemys sigogneaui n. sp., Heterohyus sp. Apatemys sp. Marsh 1872 eutherian Apatemys mutiniacus n. sp. Russell et al. 1979 eutherian Apatemys sigogneaui n. sp. Russell et al. 1979 eutherian Heterohyus sp. Gervais 1848 eutherian
Cimolesta - Esthonychidae	"Franchaius minimus n. sp." = Plesiesthonyx minimus⁷ "Franchaius minimus n. sp." = Plesiesthonyx minimus⁷ Baudry 1992 tillodont MNHN.Mu-197-L - type
Cimolesta - Sarcodontidae	cf. Hyracolestes sp.¹³ cf. Hyracolestes sp.¹³ Matthew and Granger 1925 eutherian MNHN Mu 6601
Leptictida - Leptictidae	cf. Didelphodus sp.¹³ cf. Didelphodus sp.¹³ Cope 1882 eutherian MNHN Mu 6028
Chiroptera - Natalidae	Ageina tobieni n. sp.¹⁴ Ageina tobieni n. sp.¹⁴ Russell et al. 1973 funnel-eared bat type locality
Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae	Archaeonycteris brailloni¹⁴ Archaeonycteris brailloni¹⁴ Russell et al. 1973 bat
Chiroptera - Icaronycteridae	Icaronycteris menui n. sp.¹⁴ Icaronycteris menui n. sp.¹⁴ Russell et al. 1973 bat type locality
Ferae -	Uintacyon hookeri¹⁵ Uintacyon hookeri¹⁵ Solé 2014 placental MNHN.F.Mu6568
Carnivora - Miacidae	cf. Miacidae indet.¹³ cf. Miacidae indet.¹³ Cope 1880 carnivoran MNHN Mu 6613
Ferae -	Quercygale smithi¹⁵ Quercygale smithi¹⁵ Solé 2014 placental MNHN.F.Mu12398, left M1
Ferae - Viverravidae	cf. Viverravus sp.¹³ cf. Viverravus sp.¹³ Marsh 1872 placental MNHN Mu 6216
Creodonta -	Minimovellentodon russelli n. gen. n. sp.¹⁶ Minimovellentodon russelli n. gen. n. sp.¹⁶ Solé et al. 2014 creodont MHNL 20269998 - holotype
Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae	Phenacodus cf. teilhardi¹³, Phenacodus sp.¹³ Phenacodus cf. teilhardi¹³ condylarth MNHN Louis-250 Mu Phenacodus sp.¹³ Cope 1873 condylarth MNHN Louis-196 Mu
Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae	? Bunophorus cappettai¹⁷, ? Simpsonodus sp.¹⁷, Diacodexis varleti¹⁷ ? Bunophorus cappettai¹⁷ even-toed ungulate ? Simpsonodus sp.¹⁷ Krishtalka and Stucky 1986 even-toed ungulate Diacodexis varleti¹⁷ Sudre 1983 even-toed ungulate
Soricomorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Placentidens lotus n. sp.¹⁴ Placentidens lotus n. sp.¹⁴ Russell et al. 1973 placental type locality
Primates - Toliapinidae	Avenius amatorum⁸, Toliapina lawsoni⁸ Avenius amatorum⁸ Russell et al. 1992 primate MNHN MU-652-L Toliapina lawsoni⁸ Hooker et al. 1999 primate MNHN MU-245-L
Primates - Paromomyidae	Arcius lapparenti¹⁰, "Phenacolemur fuscus n. sp." = Arcius fuscus¹⁰ Arcius lapparenti¹⁰ Russell et al. 1967 primate "Phenacolemur fuscus n. sp." = Arcius fuscus¹⁰ Russell et al. 1967 primate MU 6507 - type
Primates - Plesiadapidae	Platychoerops daubrei⁵ Platychoerops daubrei⁵ Lemoine 1880 primate "Mutigny" specimens "in the collection of MNHN, UCMP, Louis, and Poirier"
Primates - Notharctidae	Cantius savagei⁷ Cantius savagei⁷ Gingerich 1977 primate
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Pantrogna russelli⁷ Pantrogna russelli⁷ Michaux 1964 rodent MNHN.Mu528-L and Mut 1199
Condylarthra - Paroxyclaenidae	cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.¹³, cf. Paroxyclaenus sp.¹³ cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.¹³ Weitzel placental cf. Paroxyclaenus sp.¹³ Teilhard de Chardin 1922 placental MNHN Mu 5947, 6385
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	Neomatronella luciannae n. gen. n. sp.⁷, Macrocranion cf. nitens⁷ Neomatronella luciannae n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Russell et al. 1975 elephant shrew Macrocranion cf. nitens⁷ Matthew 1918 elephant shrew Russell et al. 1975

¹Augé 2005; ²Auge 2012; ³Broin 1977; ⁴Čerňanský et al. 2020; ⁵Gingerich 1976; ⁶Hervet 2006; ⁷Hooker 2010; ⁸Hooker et al. 1999; ⁹Lapparent de Broin 2003; ¹⁰López-Torres and Silcox 2018; ¹¹Rage 1973; ¹²Rage 1977; ¹³Rich 1971; ¹⁴Russell et al. 1973; ¹⁵Solé 2014; ¹⁶Solé et al. 2014; ¹⁷Sudre and Erfurt 1996