PBDB Collection

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

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Taxonomic list

• RIV PP

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unclassified
-	Oncosperma anglica, cf. Paleocarpinus sp., Tiliceae indet., Mongolochelidae indet. Oncosperma anglica cf. Paleocarpinus sp. Tiliceae indet. Mongolochelidae indet.
Amphibia
Caudata - Urodela	Scapherpetontidae indet. Scapherpetontidae indet. Auffenberg and Goin 1959 salamander
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
Ralliformes - Ralloidae	"Ralloidea indet." = Ralloidae⁴ "Ralloidea indet." = Ralloidae⁴ Rafinesque 1815 bird MAV Riv. PP 139
Gastornithiformes - Gastornithidae	Gastornis sp.¹ Gastornis sp.¹ Hébert 1855 bird
Leptosomiformes -	? Leptosomiformes indet.⁴ ? Leptosomiformes indet.⁴ Sharpe 1891 bird MAV Riv. PP 138
Neornithes - Remiornithidae	Remiornis sp.¹ Remiornis sp.¹ Lemoine 1881 bird
Reptilia
Crocodylia -	"cf. Crocodylus depressifrons" = Asiatosuchus depressifrons "cf. Crocodylus depressifrons" = Asiatosuchus depressifrons Blainville 1855 crocodilian
Choristodera -	Champsosaurus sp. Champsosaurus sp. Cope 1876 choristodere
Squamata - Boidae	Boidae indet. Boidae indet. Gray 1825 boa
Squamata - Polyodontobaenidae	Camptognathosaurus parisiensis n. gen. n. sp.³ Camptognathosaurus parisiensis n. gen. n. sp.³ Folie et al. 2013 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
Testudines - Macrobaenidae	Macrobaenidae indet. Macrobaenidae indet. turtle
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
Mammalia
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
Theriamorpha -	Vassacyon prieuri n. sp.⁵ Vassacyon prieuri n. sp.⁵ Solé et al. 2016 placental
Perissodactyla -	Teilhardimys musculus Teilhardimys musculus Kretzoi and Kretzoi 2000 odd-toed ungulate
Procreodi - Arctocyonidae	Landenodon cf. woutersi, Arctocyon cf. primaevus Landenodon cf. woutersi Quinet 1968 condylarth Arctocyon cf. primaevus condylarth
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	? Ischyromyidae indet. ? Ischyromyidae indet. Alston 1876 rodent
Primates - Plesiadapidae	Plesiadapis ploegi n. sp.², Plesiadapis ploegi², Chiromyoides mauberti n. sp.², Platychoerops boyeri n. sp.² 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 Platychoerops boyeri n. sp.² De Bast et al. 2018 primate
Pantotheria - Dicrocynodontidae	"Diplocynodontidae indet." = Dicrocynodontidae "Diplocynodontidae indet." = Dicrocynodontidae Marsh mammal
Actinopteri
Perciformes -	Diaphyodus sp. Diaphyodus sp. Schafhäutl 1863 perch-like fish
Chondrichthyes
Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae	cf. Edaphodon sp. cf. Edaphodon sp. Buckland 1838 chimaera
Myliobatiformes -	Coupatezia sp., Hypolophodon sylvestris Coupatezia sp. Cappetta 1982 stingray Hypolophodon sylvestris White 1931 stingray
Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae	Paraorthacodus sp. Paraorthacodus sp. Glikman 1957 elasmobranch
Angiospermae
Austrobaileyales - Schisandraceae	cf. Schisandra sp. cf. Schisandra sp. Michaux 1803
Vitales - Vitaceae	Vitis sp. Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
Sapindales - Anacardiaceae	Lannea sp. Lannea sp. Richard 1831 cashew Seed
Fabales - Fabaceae	Fabaceae indet. Fabaceae indet. Lindley 1836 legume
Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiotheca sp. Euphorbiotheca sp. Reid and Chandler 1933 spurge
Fagales - Juglandaceae	Juglandicarya sp. Juglandicarya sp. Reid and Chandler 1933
Piperales - Piperaceae	Piperaceae indet. Piperaceae indet. Giseke 1792 pepper
Cornales - Cornaceae	Cornaceae indet. Cornaceae indet. Dumortier 1825
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
Ranunculales - Menispermaceae	Wardensheppeya davisii, Stephania sp. Wardensheppeya davisii Stephania sp. Loureiro 1790
Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae	Sabal sp., Phoenix sp., Palmospermum excavatum Sabal sp. Adanson 1763 palm petiole fragment Phoenix sp. Linnaeus 1753 palm Seed Palmospermum excavatum palm
Laurales - Lauraceae	Litsea pyriformis Litsea pyriformis Reid and Chandler 1933 laurel

Coniferales - Cupressaceae	Taxodioxylon sp. Taxodioxylon sp. Hartig 1848 cypress
Ampelocissus
-	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