Hoogbutsel (Oligocene of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (50.9° N, 4.8° E: paleocoordinates 50.2° N, 1.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: MP 21 mammal zone, Boutersem Sand Member (Borgloon Formation), Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• Mayr et al. 2019: Correlative with units with NP22 nannoplankton taxa

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; sandstone

• Mayr et al. 2019: aquatic freshwater environment

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Sudre. 1978. Les artiodactyles de l'Eocene moyen et superieur d'Europe occidentale; systematique et evolution. Memoires et Travaux de l'Institut de Montpellier de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes 7:1-229 [E. Fara/E. Fara/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31748: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 24.05.2003, edited by Lars van den Hoek Ostende, Terri Cleary, Philip Mannion, Patricia Holroyd and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

• incomplete
Amphibia
 Salientia - Palaeobatrachidae
Palaeobatrachus grandipes7 Giebel 1851 frog
 Salientia - Pelobatidae
Eopelobates bayeri7 Spinar 1952 spadefoot toad
 Caudata - Urodela
cf. Salamandra sp.7 Laurenti 1768 salamander
cf. Triturus sp.7 Rafinesque 1815 newt
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Glamys devoogdi7 Bosma and de Bruijn 1979 dormouse
Glamys priscus7 Stehlin and Schaub 1951 dormouse
"Peridyromys micio n. sp." = Schizogliravus micio11 Misonne 1957 dormouse
IRSNB Ct.M.1143 - type
"Bransatoglis planus" = Oligodyromys planus6 Bahlo 1975 dormouse
Tenuiglis exiguus7 Vianey-Liaud 1994 dormouse
 Rodentia - Theridomyidae
"Theridomys margaritae" = Paratheridomys margaritae7 Vianey-Liaud 1989 rodent
 Rodentia - Eomyidae
Eomys cf. antiquus7 Aymard 1853 rodent
 Rodentia - Castoridae
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Cricetodon atavus n. sp." = Atavocricetodon atavus7 Misonne 1957 mouse
Gtm 1146
Eucricetodon "sp. 1"7 Thaler 1966 mouse
Eucricetodon "sp. 2"7 Thaler 1966 mouse
 Theriamorpha -
Amphidozotherium cayluxi8 Filhol 1877 placental
IRSNB
 Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae
Tetracus nanus8 Aymard 1846 hedgehog
IRSNB
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Heterosoricinae indet.8 Viret and Zapfe 1951 shrew
IRSNB
 Theriamorpha - Plesiosoricidae
Butselia biveri n. gen. n. sp.8
Butselia biveri n. gen. n. sp.8 Quinet and Misonne 1965 placental
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Eotalpa belgica10 Smith 2007 mole
 Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
cf. Saturninia "n. sp."8 Stehlin 1940 placental
IRSNB
Saturninia gracilis8 Stehlin 1940 placental
IRSNB
cf. Euronyctia "n. sp."8 Sigé 1997 placental
IRSNB
Euronyctia belgica9 Smith 2006 placental
 Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Myotis belgicus3 Gunnell et al. 2017 vesper bat
 Perissodactyla - Eggysodontidae
Eggysodon sp.7 Roman 1910 odd-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Tapirulidae
Tapirulus cf. hyracinus Gervais 1850 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Cebochoeridae
Acotherulum cf. quercyi7 Stehlin 1908 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Dichobune leporina Cuvier 1822 even-toed ungulate
Dichobune cf. fraasi7 Schlosser 1902 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Cainotheriidae
Oxacron courtoisi Gervais 1848 even-toed ungulate
 Cimolesta - Pantolestidae
 Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
? Peratherium lavergnense7 Crochet 1979 marsupial
Amphiperatherium exile7 Gervais 1848 marsupial
Amphiperatherium minutum2 Aymard 1846 marsupial
Reptilia
 Testudines - Geoemydidae
 Squamata -
Serpentes indet.4 Linnaeus 1758 snake
"snakes"
 Squamata - Anguidae
"Dopasia roqueprunensis" = Ophisaurus roqueprunensis1, Anguis sp.1, Anguini indet.1
"Dopasia roqueprunensis" = Ophisaurus roqueprunensis1 Auge 1992 glass lizard
Anguis sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 slow worm
Anguini indet.1 Augé 2005 squamates
 Squamata - Necrosauridae
Necrosaurus sp.1 Filhol 1876 squamates
IRScNB, abundant cranial and vertebral material
 Crocodylia -
Diplocynodon sp.7 Pomel 1847 crocodilian
Aves
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
? Accipitridae indet.7 Viellot 1816 hawk
 Piciformes - Sylphornithidae
 Coliiformes - Coliidae
Coliidae indet.7 Swainson 1837 mousebird
 Strigiformes - Strigidae
cf. Prosybris antiqua7 Milne-Edwards 1863 true owl
Necrobyas harpax5 Milne-Edwards 1891 true owl
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
? Proardea deschutteri n. sp.4 Mayr et al. 2019 heron
"snakes"
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
 Phoenicopteriformes -
Myotis misonnei
  -
"Myotis misonnei n. sp." = Quinetia misonnei7
"Myotis misonnei n. sp." = Quinetia misonnei7 Quinet 1965