Condé-en-Brie (Eocene of France)

Where: Picardie, France (49.0° N, 3.6° E: paleocoordinates 44.5° N, 0.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: MP 8 + 9 (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• "early Eocene, MP 8-9"

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MNHN

Primary reference: G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré. 2004. Osteology and systematic position of the Eocene Primobucconidae (Aves, Coraciiformes sensu stricto), with first records from Europe. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2(1):1-12 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84997: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.11.2008, edited by Jason Head, Philip Mannion, Torsten Liebrecht, Terri Cleary, David Nicholson, Patricia Holroyd and Richard Butler

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Coraciiformes - Primobucconidae
Primobucconidae indet.
Primobucconidae indet. Feduccia and Martin 1976 bird
tarsometatarsus
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Scincomorpha "indet. Forme A"2
Scincomorpha "indet. Forme A"2 squamates
MNHN CB 17400, three incomplete left dentaries. "Forme B" is found in Malperie (see Auge 2005 for comparison)
 Squamata - Gekkonidae
Gekkonidae indet.1
Gekkonidae indet.1 Gray 1825 gecko
"un dentarie droit incomplet (n CB 16440), deux fragments de dentaries dont l'un est de beaucoup plus petite taille que les deux autres (n CB 16441).
 Squamata - Necrosauridae
Necrosaurus sp.1
Necrosaurus sp.1 Filhol 1876 squamates
une vertèbre cervicale, duex vertèbres dorsales, six caudales et peut-être une scarée, une vingtaine d'ostéodermes (n CB 16460)" (pg. 135).
 Squamata - Helodermatidae
Helodermatidae indet.2
Helodermatidae indet.2 Gray 1837 squamates
three dorsal vertebrae, one caudal
 Squamata -
Saniwa sp.1, Saniwa orsmaelensis2
Saniwa sp.1 Leidy 1870 squamates
2 caudal vertebrae (CB 16458, 16459)
Saniwa orsmaelensis2 Dollo 1923 squamates
IRScNB CB 16459 and 16458, two caudal vertebrae
 Squamata - Anguidae
Anguidae indet.1, Glyptosaurinae indet.1, Melanosaurini indet.1, cf. Ophisaurus sp.1, cf. Anguis sp.1, Anguini indet.2
Anguidae indet.1 Gray 1825 squamates
13 caudal vertebrae
Glyptosaurinae indet.1 Marsh 1872 squamates
four dorsal vertebrae (CV 16451)
Melanosaurini indet.1 Sullivan 1979 squamates
"un fragement de toit crânien (n CB 16452), nombreux ostéodermes (n CB 16454 et CB 16453)" (pg. 126)
cf. Ophisaurus sp.1 Daudin 1803 glass lizard
18 dorsal vertebrae (CB 1617), 6 osteoderms (CB 1618)
cf. Anguis sp.1 Linnaeus 1758 slow worm
three dorsal vertebrae (CB 16455, 16456)
Anguini indet.2 Augé 2005 squamates
 Squamata -
"Placosaurus quercyi" = Paraplacosauriops quercyi1
"Placosaurus quercyi" = Paraplacosauriops quercyi1 Filhol 1882 squamates
"un dentaire droit incomplet (n CB 16445); cinq ostéodermes céphaliques (CB 16449 et CB 16450); dix ostéodermes du tronc (n CB 16447, CB 16448 et CB 16449)." (pg. 124)
 Squamata - Blanidae
Blanosaurus primeocaenus5
Blanosaurus primeocaenus5 Folie et al. 2013 worm lizard
1 incomplete left dentary (CB 1616), one dentary (CB 16461), 9 dorsal vertebrae (CB 1615)
 Squamata - Eolacertidae
Eolacerta sp.2
Eolacerta sp.2 Nöth 1940 squamates
MNHN CB 16442, six dorsal vertebrae; two caudal vertebrae, ?three sacral vertebrae
 Squamata - Lacertidae
Plesiolacerta (aff. Plesiolacerta) lydekkeri1
Plesiolacerta (aff. Plesiolacerta) lydekkeri1 Hoffstetter 1942 squamates
"dix vertebres dorsales (une dorsale figurée, n CV 16442, autres dorsales, n CB 16443); deux vertèbres caudales, n CB16444" (pg. 122)
 Squamata - Iguanidae
"Geiseltaliellus louisi n. sp." = Geiseltaliellus longicaudus1
"Geiseltaliellus louisi n. sp." = Geiseltaliellus longicaudus1 Kuhn 1944 squamates
an incomplete right dentary (CB 16436)
 Squamata - Agamidae
Tinosaurus europeocaenus2
Tinosaurus europeocaenus2 Auge and Smith 1997 squamates
two incomplete dentaries (CB 16437, 16438), one incomplete maxilla (CB 16439)
 Squamata - Tropidophiidae
Dunnophis matronensis11
Dunnophis matronensis11 Rage 1973 dwarf boa
Rage (1973) mentions "nombreuses vertèbres" which come from Condé-en-Brie and other localities in the Paris Basin, but does not give details on specimen and catalogue numbers for individual localities
 Squamata - Boidae
Calamagras gallicus13
Calamagras gallicus13 Rage 1977 dwarf boa
Rage (1977) mentions a total of 30 referred vertebrae which come from Condé-en-Brie and other localities in the Paris Basin, but does not give details on specimen and catalogue numbers for individual localities
 Squamata - Russellophiidae
Russellophis tenuis n. gen. n. sp.12
Russellophis tenuis n. gen. n. sp.12 Rage 1975 snake
Holotype: 1 mid-trunk vertebra (MNHN CB 1603); referred material: 2 further trunk vertebrae and 1 caudal vertebra (no catalogue no. given)
 Testudines - Trionychidae
"Palaeotrionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata3, Trionyx sp.3
"Palaeotrionyx vittatus" = Axestemys vittata3 Pomel 1847 softshell turtle
Trionyx sp.3 Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809 softshell turtle
 Testudines - Carettochelyidae
Allaeochelys sp.3
Allaeochelys sp.3 Noulet 1867 turtle
 Testudines - Podocnemididae
Neochelys eocaenica9
Neochelys eocaenica9 de Stefano 1902 sideneck turtle
Mammalia
 Perissodactyla -
Paschatherium levei n. sp.8
Paschatherium levei n. sp.8 Hooker and Russell 2012 odd-toed ungulate
MNHN.F.CB-303 - type (right dentary with P4–M1); paratypes: LP4, MNHN.F.CEB-314; RP4, MNHN.F. Condé-1170-Levé; LM1, MNHN.F.CB-313; RM1, MNHN.F.CB-824; LM2, MNHN.F.CB-312; RM2, MNHN.F.CB-315; LM3, MNHN.F.Condé-24-Levé; RM3, MNHN.F.PCB-0030; LP4, MNHN.F.CEB-321; LM1, MNHN.F.CB-1088; LM2, MNHN.F.Condé-137-Levé; RM2, MNHN.F.CB-1039; LM3, MNHN.F.Condé- 1016-Levé; RM3, MNHN.F.CB-1220
 Artiodactyla - Diacodexeidae
Diacodexis varleti16
Diacodexis varleti16 Sudre 1983 even-toed ungulate
 Creodonta -
Morlodon vellerei14
Morlodon vellerei14 Solé 2013 creodont
MNHN MCB 0042, 4697, 1122, 415, 4939, 994 and 1546
 Theriamorpha -
Uintacyon hookeri15
Uintacyon hookeri15 Solé 2014 placental
 Primates - Plesiadapidae
Platychoerops daubrei6
Platychoerops daubrei6 Lemoine 1880 primate
 Primates - Paromomyidae
Arcius lapparenti10, Arcius fuscus10
Arcius lapparenti10 Russell et al. 1967 primate
Arcius fuscus10 Russell et al. 1967 primate
 Primates - Notharctidae
Agerinia sp.4
Agerinia sp.4 Crusafont-Pairó and Golpe-Posse 1973 primate
 Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
"Plesiesthonyx munieri" = Esthonyx munieri7
"Plesiesthonyx munieri" = Esthonyx munieri7 Lemoine 1891 tillodont
1Augé 1990; 2Augé 2005; 3Broin 1977; 4Femenias-Gual et al. 2017; 5Folie et al. 2013; 6Gingerich 1976; 7Hooker 2010; 8Hooker and Russell 2012; 9Lapparent de Broin 2003; 10López-Torres and Silcox 2018; 11Rage 1973; 12Rage 1975; 13Rage 1977; 14Solé 2013; 15Solé 2014; 16Sudre and Erfurt 1996