PBDB Collection

Erquelinnes (Eocene of Belgium)

Also known as Erquellines

Where: Hainaut, Belgium (50.3° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 45.8° N, 1.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Erquelinnes Sand Member (Tienen Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• assigned to the Platychoerops doubrei zone (Ypresian) based on presence of Pleisadapis aff. remensis

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; lenticular gravel

• lenticular deposits of the basal gravel bed

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected in 1880, 1891, 1922, 1924 and 1958; reposited in the MNHN

Collection methods: quarrying

Primary reference: L. Dollo. 1909. The fossil vertebrates of Belgium. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 19(4):99-119 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87947: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 29.03.2009, edited by Philip Mannion, David Nicholson, Patricia Holroyd, Matthew Carrano, Evangelos Vlachos and Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionychidae indet.¹, Trionyx henrici, Axestemys sp.⁵, "Trionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata Trionychidae indet.¹ Gray 1825 softshell turtle small form Trionyx henrici Owen and Bell 1849 softshell turtle Axestemys sp.⁵ Hay 1899 softshell turtle IRSNB R435 (Reg. 3914), a partial postcranial skeleton probably belonging to a single individual, which preserves scarce remains of the shell (Fig. 14(A–F)), but also elements of both the appendicular skeleton (Fig. 14(G–P)) and the pelvic girdles (Fig. 14(Q–AD)), and several vertebrae (Fig. 15). "Trionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata Pomel 1847 softshell turtle
Testudines - Cheloniidae	Erquelinnesia gosseleti n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Erquelinnesia gosseleti n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Dollo 1886 sea turtle
Testudines - Pancheloniidae	Argillochelys antiqua, "Dollochelys casieri n. gen. n. sp." = Euclastes wielandi⁷ Argillochelys antiqua König 1825 turtle "Dollochelys casieri n. gen. n. sp." = Euclastes wielandi⁷ Hay 1908 turtle
Crocodylia -	"Crocodylus depressifrons" = Asiatosuchus depressifrons "Crocodylus depressifrons" = Asiatosuchus depressifrons Blainville 1855 crocodilian IRSNB R251 (IG 1567), fragmentary skull
Choristodera - Simoedosauridae	"Champsosaurus lemoinei" = Simoedosaurus lemoinei "Champsosaurus lemoinei" = Simoedosaurus lemoinei Gervais 1877 choristodere
Mammalia
Acreodi - Mesonychidae	Dissacus europaeus³ Dissacus europaeus³ Lemoine 1891 condylarth
Ferae -	Dormaalocyon latouri³, Gracilocyon solei³ Dormaalocyon latouri³ Quinet 1966 placental IRSNB M 2135-2138 Gracilocyon solei³ Smith and Smith 2010 placental IRSNB M 2139
Ferae - Viverravidae	Didymictis sp. Didymictis sp. Cope 1875 placental
Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae	Arfia gingerichi⁶ Arfia gingerichi⁶ Smith and Smith 2001 creodont IRSNB M 2133 and 2134
Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae	Diacodexis gigasei³ Diacodexis gigasei³ Smith 1996 even-toed ungulate IRSNB M 2143
Tribosphenida - Phenacodontidae	Phenacodus teilhardi³ Phenacodus teilhardi³ condylarth IRSNB M 129
Perissodactyla - Equidae	cf. Sifrhippus sandrae³ cf. Sifrhippus sandrae³ Gingerich 1989 horse IRSNB M 130
Perissodactyla -	Cymbalophus cuniculus³ Cymbalophus cuniculus³ Owen 1842 odd-toed ungulate IRSNB M 167
Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae	Pachynolophus maldani Pachynolophus maldani odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla -	Paschatherium cf. yvettae³ Paschatherium cf. yvettae³ Gheerbrant et al. 1997 odd-toed ungulate IRSNB M 2144-2149
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	Landenodon woutersi³ Landenodon woutersi³ Quinet 1968 condylarth IRSNB M 2140 and 2141
Primates - Omomyidae	Teilhardina belgica³ Teilhardina belgica³ Teilhard de Chardin 1927 tarsier IRSNB M 59, 2124-2126
Primates - Plesiadapidae	"Platychoerops georgei" = Plesiadapis tricuspidens² "Platychoerops georgei" = Plesiadapis tricuspidens² Gervais 1877 primate described by Teilhard (1927) as Plesiadapis sp.
Rodentia -	cf. Pseudoparamys sp.³ cf. Pseudoparamys sp.³ Michaux 1964 rodent IRSNB M 2119, right M2
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Euromys sp.³ Euromys sp.³ Escarguel 1999 rodent IRSNB M 2120 and 2121
Macroscelidea - Amphilemuridae	Macrocranion vandebroeki³ Macrocranion vandebroeki³ Quinet 1964 elephant shrew IRSNB M 2122 and 2123
Cimolesta - Coryphodontidae	Coryphodon eocaenus Coryphodon eocaenus Owen 1846 pantodont IRSNB M 132, 2127-2132
Actinopteri
Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae	Lepidosteus suessoniensis Lepidosteus suessoniensis gar
Amiiformes - Amiidae	Amia sp., Amia barroisi Amia sp. Linnaeus 1766 bowfin Amia barroisi bowfin

¹Broin 1977; ²Hooker 1994; ³Missiaen et al. 2013; ⁴Parham 2005; ⁵Perez-Garcia and Smith 2021; ⁶Smith and Smith 2001; ⁷Zangerl 1971