Monthelon (Eocene of France)

Where: Champagne-Ardenne, France (49.0° N, 3.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 1.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• none given

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Cuisitherium specimen is in the collection of l'Association des géologues du Noyonnais à Grisolles

Primary reference: J. Sudre and G. Lecomte. 2000. Relations et position systématique du genre Cuisitherium Sudre et al., 1983, le plus dérivé des artiodactyles d l'Éocène inférieur d'Europe. Geodiversitas 22(3):415-432 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 73387: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 13.06.2007, edited by Patricia Holroyd, David Nicholson, Terri Cleary and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata -
 Squamata -
Saniwa indet.1 Leidy 1870 squamates
 Testudines -
? Euroemys sp.4 Hervet 2004 turtle
MNHN MT 17367
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Pelorochelon cf. eocaenica6 Hummel 1935 turtle
Palaeoemys sp.3 Schleich 1994 turtle
 Testudines - Trionychidae
"Trionyx michauxi" = Trionyx silvestris2
"Trionyx michauxi" = Trionyx silvestris2 Walker and Moody 1974 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Podocnemididae
Neochelys eocaenica5 de Stefano 1902 sideneck turtle
Mammalia
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexis cf. varleti9 Sudre 1983 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae
Cuisitherium lydekkeri Lemoine 1891 even-toed ungulate
 Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae
Aumelasia menieli9 Sudre 1983 even-toed ungulate
Protodichobune oweni9 Lemoine 1878 even-toed ungulate
 Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Matthodon menui8 Rich 1971 creodont
MNHN.F.Ma 14832