Perrière: Late/Upper Eocene, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Coraciiformes
- Geranopteridae
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Geranopterus milneedwardsi
Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
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Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000 | |||||||||
referrred USTL Montpellier and UCB Lyon specimens | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Apodiformes
- Aegialornithidae
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Cypselavus gallicus
Gaillard 1908
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Caprimulgiformes
- Caprimulgidae
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Archaeotrogon venustus
Milne-Edwards 1867
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Anguidae
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Anguini indet.
Augé 2005
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Augé 2005 | |||||||||
Helvetisaurus picteti
Hoffstetter 1942
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Augé 2005 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
two dorsal vertebrae | ||||||||||
cf. Ophisaurus sp.
Daudin 1803
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Placosaurus sp.
Gervais 1852
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Placosaurus quercyi
Filhol 1882
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Augé 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
MNHN QU 17735, two frontals | ||||||||||
= Placosaurus estesi n. sp.
Sullivan and Augé 2006
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Sullivan and Augé 2006 | |||||||||
MNHN QU-17735 (holotype), fused frontal with hexagonal osteoderms | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Necrosauridae
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Necrosaurus cayluxi
Filhol 1873
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Cordylidae
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Pseudolacerta sp.
De Stefano 1903
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Augé 1987 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Gekkonidae
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Gekkonidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Cadurcogekko piveteaui
Hoffstetter 1946
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Augé 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
MNHN QU 17734, maxilla | ||||||||||
Reptilia
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Scolecophidia indet.
Duméril and Bibron 1844
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Eoanilius europae
Rage 1974
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Boidae
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? Boidae informal Boidae C
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Boidae informal Boidae J
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Boidae informal Boidae K
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Boidae informal Boidae M
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Cadurceryx filholi
Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Palaeopython cadurcensis
(Filhol 1877)
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
original and current combination Python cadurcensis | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Tropidophiidae
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Dunnophis cadurcensis
Rage 1974
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
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Coniophis sp.
Marsh 1892
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Serpentes | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Iguanidae
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Pseudolacerta lamandini
Filhol 1877
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Augé 1987 | |||||||||
recombined as Geiseltaliellus lamandini | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Amphisbaenidae
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Amphisbaenidae indet.
Gray 1865
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Blanidae
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Blanidae indet.
Kearney 2003
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Augé and Brizuela 2020 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Lacertidae
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Gracilicerta sindexi
Augé 2005
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Augé 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
MNHN Mathis coll.: one incomplete right dentary | ||||||||||
Plesiolacerta lydekkeri
(Hoffstetter 1942)
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Augé 2005 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
Iguana europaea | ||||||||||
two dorsal vertebrae, one sacral vertebra | ||||||||||
Quercycerta maxima n. gen., n. sp.
Augé 2005
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Augé 2005 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
USTL PRR2004 (holotype), incomplete right dentary; other material: posterior of left maxilla | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Teiidae
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Tupinambinae indet.
Presch 1974
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Augé and Brizuela 2020 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
MNHN PRR 2007, incomplete maxilla; MNHN PRR 2006, trunk vertebra | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Apatemyidae
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Heterohyus nanus
Teihard de Chardin 1916
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Heterohyus (Chardinyus) nanus. | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Hipposideridae
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Palaeophyllophora quercyi
Revilliod 1917
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Hipposideros informal sp.2
Gray 1831
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Hipposideros schlosseri
Revilliod 1917
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Hipposideros morloti
Pictet 1855
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Necromantidae
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Necromantis adichaster
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae
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cf. Stehlinia minor
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Stehlinia quercyi
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Stehlinia gracilis
Revilliod 1919
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Molossidae
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cf. Tadarida sp.
Rafinesque 1814
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Chiroptera
- Emballonuridae
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Vespertiliavus wingei
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Vespertiliavus sp.
Schlosser 1877
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Vespertiliavus cf. gracilis
Revilliod 1920
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Creodonta
- Hyaenodontidae
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Cynohyaenodon sp.
Filhol 1873
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Hyaenodon brachyrhynchus
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Hyaenodon requieni
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Hyaenodon minor
Lange-Badré 1979
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
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Quercygale angustidens
(Filhol 1872)
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Palaeotheriidae
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Lophiotherium cf. cervulum
Gervais 1849
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Palaeotherium sp.
Cuvier 1804
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Palaeotherium magnum
Cuvier 1804
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Plagiolophus annectens
Owen 1847
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Xiphodontidae
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Dichodon cervinum
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Leptotheridium lugeoni
Stehlin 1910
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Haplomeryx euzetensis
Depéret 1917
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Anoplotheriidae
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Dacrytherium ovinum
(Owen 1857)
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Amphimerycidae
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Pseudamphimeryx pavloviae
Stehlin 1910
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Pseudamphimeryx renevieri
Pictet and Humbert 1869
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Tapirulidae
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Tapirulus perrierensis
Sudre 1978
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Mixtotheriidae
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Mixtotherium cuspidatum
Filhol 1880
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Dichobunidae
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Mouillacitherium cf. elegans
Filhol 1882
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Cebochoeridae
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Acotherulum pumilum
Stehlin 1908
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Nyctitheriidae
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Saturninia beata
Crochet 1974
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Saturninia gracilis
Stehlin 1940
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
cf. Saturninia intermedia
Sigé 1976
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Gliridae
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Gliravus priscus
Stehlin and Schaub 1951
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
recombined as Glamys priscus | ||||||||||
Gliravus meridionalis
Hartenberger 1971
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
recombined as Glamys meridionalis | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Theridomyidae
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Suevosciurus mutabilis
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Pseudoltinomys phosphoricus
Hartenberger 1973
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Theridomys euzetensis
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Elfomys parvulus
Hartenberger 1971
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Pseudosciuridae
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Sciuroides intermedius
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Omomyidae
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Pseudoloris parvulus
(Filhol 1890)
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
original and current combination Necrolemur parvulus | ||||||||||
Microchoerus erinaceus
Wood 1844
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Adapidae
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Adapis magnus
Filhol 1874
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Sudre 1978 | |||||||||
recombined as Leptadapis magnus | ||||||||||
Mammalia
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Amphiperatherium minutum
Aymard 1846
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Peratherium perrierense
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Peratherium lavergnense
Crochet 1979
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Peratherium cuvieri
Fisher 1829
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Urodela informal Urodela C Crochet et al. 1981
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Anura informal Family indet. A
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Pelobatidae
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cf. Eopelobates sp.
Parker 1929
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Enigmatosaurus bottii
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Ranidae
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? Ranidae indet.
Rafinesque 1814
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Crochet et al. 1981 | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | France | State/province: | Quercy |
Coordinates: | 44.4° North, 1.4° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 42.9° North, 2.2° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
*Period: | Early/Lower Tertiary - Early/Lower Tertiary | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Eocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 37.20000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Perrière | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: European Mammal Zone ('Niveau Repère') based on rodents. Perrière level |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | phosphorite |
Environment: | karst indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Also known as: | Perrière B; Perière | ||
Database number: | 12850 | ||
Authorizer: | E. Fara, T. Cleary, J. Alroy, P. Barrett | Enterer: | E. Fara, T. Cleary, J. Alroy |
Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2001-12-20 07:40:06 | Last modified: | 2019-04-08 21:42:53 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2001-12-20 07:40:06 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
12522. | P. Louis and J. Sudre. 1975. Nouvelles donnees sur les primates de l'Eocene superieur europeen. Colloque international CNRS, Problemes actuels de paleontologie - evolution des vertebres (218)805-828 [E. Fara/E. Fara/E. Fara] |
Secondary references:
4283 | 5% 20820 | M. Augé. 1987. Les Cordylidae (Reptilia, Lacertilia) de l'Eocène français. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 9(2):181-196 [E. Fara/E. Fara/J. Alroy] |
59290 | M. L. Augé. 2005. Evolution des lézards du Paléogène en Europe. Mémoires du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 192:1-369 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary/T. Cleary] | |
71813 | M. L. Augé and S. Brizuela. 2020. Transient presence of a teiid lizard in the European Eocene suggests transatlantic dispersal and rapid extinction. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments [T. Cleary/T. Cleary] | |
7272 | J.-Y. Crochet, J.-L. Hartenberger, J.-C. Rage, J.A. Remy, B. Sige, J. Sudre, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 1981. Les nouvelles faunes de vertebres anterieurs a la "Grande Coupure" decouvertes dans les phosphorites du Quercy. Bulletin du Museum national d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 3(3):245-266 [E. Fara/E. Fara/E. Fara] | |
28401 | G. Mayr and C. Mourer-Chauviré. 2000. Rollers (Aves: Coraciiformes s.s.) from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Germany) and the Upper Eocene of the Quercy (France). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(3):533-546 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] | |
8517 | 5% 7400 | 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] |
60409 | R. M. Sullivan and M. Augé. 2006. Redescription of the holotype of Placosaurus rugosus gervais 1848–1852 (Squamata, Anguidae, Glyptosaurinae) from the Eocene of France and a revision of the genus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(1):127-132 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary] |