Le Quesnoy (QNY2): Ypresian, France
collected 1997 1998
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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? Russelophiidae indet.
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Mallophaga indet.
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present on mammalian hairs | ||||||||||
Microlepidoptera indet.
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Plantae indet.
Haeckel 1866
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"dicotyledon" wood | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Myricaceae
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Myricaceae indet.
Martinov 1817
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pollen: Myricaceae and/or Symplocaceae | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Juglandaceae
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Juglandaceae indet.
Perleb 1818
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pollen | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Rosales
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Caesalpiniaceae indet.
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fruit | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Celastrales
- Celastraceae
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Celastraceae indet.
Brown 1814
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pollen | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Gentianales
- Apocynaceae
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Apocynaceae indet.
de Jussieu 1789
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pollen; Apocynaceae and/or Tiliaceae | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Arecaceae
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Arecaceae indet.
von Berchtold and Presl 1820
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wood | ||||||||||
Angiospermae
- Laurales
- Lauraceae
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Lauraceae indet.
Jussieu 1789
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leaf | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Gymnospermae indet.
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replaced by Pinophyta | ||||||||||
wood | ||||||||||
Charales
- Feistiellaceae
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Nitellopsis sp.
Hy 1889
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Nitellopsis (Tectochara) | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Arthropoda indet.
Latreille 1829
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300 arthropod species; hexapods, mites, spiders, and a pseudoscorpion | ||||||||||
Hexapoda indet.
Latreille 1825
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nearly all recent orders of Hexapoda have been found | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Mantodea
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Mantodea indet.
Burmeister 1838
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Mantodea with several 'blattoid' characters | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
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Blattoidea indet.
Handlirsch 1906
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synonym of Blattaria | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
- Mastotermitidae
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Mastotermitidae indet.
(Desneux 1904)
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invalid subgroup of Mastotermitinae | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
- Kalotermitidae
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Kalotermitidae indet.
(Froggatt 1897)
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Insecta
- Dermaptera
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Dermaptera indet.
De Geer 1773
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new family (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
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Hymenoptera indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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parasitoid Hymenoptera with their host present | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Formicidae
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Formicidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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nearly all modern subfamilies of Formicidae present (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
= Ponerinae indet.
Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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Aria et al. 2011 | |||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Scolebythidae
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Scolebythidae indet.
Evans 1963
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cerambycidae
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Cerambycidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Cerambicini | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cantharidae
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Bupestridae indet.
Kiesenwetter 1852
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Insecta
- Odonata
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Libelluloidea indet.
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Insecta
- Diptera
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Diptera indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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mating Diptera present | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Bibionidae
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Plecia sp.
Wiedemann 1823
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Collembola
- Collembola
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Collembola indet.
Lubbock 1871
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Arachnida
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Acarina indet.
(Leach 1817)
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invalid subgroup of Arachnida | ||||||||||
present on mammalian hairs | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Pelobatidae
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Pelobatidae indet.
Lataste 1879
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Caudata indet.
Scopoli 1777
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fam., gen., sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Urodela
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Salamandroidea indet.
Noble 1931
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cf. Koaliella indet.
Herre 1950
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gen., sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Multituberculata
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Multituberculata indet.
Cope 1884
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Ischyromyidae
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Ischyromyidae indet.
Alston 1876
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gen., sp. indet. 1 and 2 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Primates
- Notharctidae
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Cantius sp.
Simons 1962
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Omomyidae
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Teilhardina aff. belgica
(Teilhard de Chardin 1927)
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Mammalia
- Primates
- Plesiadapidae
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Platychoerops sp.
Charlesworth 1855
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new species | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Nyctitheriidae
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Leptacodon sp.
Matthew and Granger 1921
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Wyonycteris sp.
Gingerich 1987
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Palaeotheriidae
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cf. Pachynolophus sp.
Pomel 1847
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Pliolophus quesnoyensis n. sp.
Bronnert et al. 2017
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Bronnert et al. 2017 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2-2696 - type | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Diacodexeidae
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Diacodexis sp.
Cope 1882
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Mammalia
- Procreodi
- Arctocyonidae
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cf. Landenodon sp.
Quinet 1968
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Mammalia
- Creodonta
- Oxyaenidae
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Oxyaena woutersi
(Lange-Badré and Godinot 1982)
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Solé et al. 2011 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2-2568, 2527, 2569, 2561, 2603, 2584, 2586, 2598, 2551, 2571, 2574, 2590, 2572, 2573, 2600, 2503, 2549, 2622, 2565, 2595, 2579, 2524, 2526, 2636, 2633, 2635 and 2638 | ||||||||||
Palaeonictis cf. gigantea
de Blainville 1842
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= Palaeonictis gigantea
de Blainville 1842
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Solé et al. 2011 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2-2562 (and many more specimens) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Creodonta
- Hyaenodontidae
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Prototomus minimus
Smith and Smith 2001
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Solé et al. 2013 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2-2501, 2512, 2516 and 2519 | ||||||||||
Hyaenodontidae indet.
Leidy 1869
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gen., sp. indet. 1 and 2 | ||||||||||
= Prototomus girardoti
Smith and Smith 2001
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Solé et al. 2013 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2-2509, 2529-2531 and 2542 | ||||||||||
Arfia gingerichi
Smith and Smith 2001
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Solé et al. 2013 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2- 2504, 2508, 2514, 2570, 2617, 2623 and 2625 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
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Vassacyon taxidiotis n. sp.
Solé et al. 2013
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Solé et al. 2013 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2-2548 - type; referred specimens: MNHN QNY2-2547, 2505, 2532, 2535, 2502 and 2507 | ||||||||||
Gracilocyon solei
Smith and Smith 2010
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Solé et al. 2013 | |||||||||
MNHN QNY2- 2520, 2517, 2546, 2510, 2618, 2522, 2528 and 2533 | ||||||||||
cf. Miacis sp.
Cope 1872
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= Miacis latouri
Quinet 1966
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Solé et al. 2013 | |||||||||
recombined as Dormaalocyon latouri | ||||||||||
MNHN QNY2- 2619, 2534, 2553, 2554, 2523, 2624 and 2511 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Metacheiromyidae
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cf. Edentata indet.
Cuvier 1798
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= Palaeanodon sp.
Matthew 1918
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Gheerbrant et al. 2005 | |||||||||
Mammalia
- Condylarthra
- Hyopsodontidae
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Hyopsodus sp.
Leidy 1870
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Mammalia
- Macroscelidea
- Amphilemuridae
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cf. Macrocranion sp.
Weitzel 1949
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Mammalia
- Apatotheria
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cf. Apatotheria indet.
Scott and Jepsen 1936
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Mammalia
- Pantolestidae
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Palaeosinopa sp.
Matthew 1901
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Mammalia
- Pantodonta
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Pantodonta indet.
Cope 1873
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Mammalia
- Esthonychidae
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Esthonyx sp.
Cope 1874
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Mammalia
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Peratherium sp.
Aymard 1850
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or Amphiperatherium sp. | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Cryptodira indet.
Cope 1868
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'chelydroide' gen, sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Geoemydidae
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Palaeochelys sp. sensu lato
Meyer 1847
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= Merovemys ploegi n. gen., n. sp.
Hervet 2006
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Hervet 2006 | |||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
- Trionychidae
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Trionyx sp. sensu lato
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
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Trionyx s.l. sp. 1 and sp. 2 | ||||||||||
= Trionychidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Alroy 2009 | |||||||||
Paleotrionyx cf. vittatus
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erroneously spelled Palaeotrionyx | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Tropidophiidae
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Dunnophis matronensis
Rage 1973
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Reptilia
- Boidae
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Boidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Groupe Paleryx-Palaeopythori; gen., sp. indet | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Lacertidae
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Lacertidae indet.
Bonaparte 1831
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Plesiolacerta sp.
Hoffstetter 1942
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Reptilia
- Eolacertidae
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Eolacerta sp.
Nöth 1940
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Augé 2005 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
incomplete right maxilla, two dorsal vertebrae | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Cordylidae
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? Cordylidae indet.
Gray 1837
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Reptilia
- Gekkonidae
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Gekkonidae indet.
Gray 1825
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Reptilia
- Iguanidae
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? Iguanidae indet.
Oppel 1811
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Reptilia
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Saniwa cf. orsmaelensis
Dollo 1923
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Reptilia
- Anguidae
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? Anguinae indet.
Gray 1825
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Placosaurus sp.
Gervais 1852
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Reptilia
- Necrosauridae
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? Necrosaurus indet.
Filhol 1876
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Reptilia
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Asiatosuchus sp.
Mook 1940
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MNHN QNY 1C5 & QNY 2C4 | ||||||||||
Allognathosuchus sp.
Mook 1921
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MNHN QNY 1C7 | ||||||||||
Diplocynodon sp.
Pomel 1847
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MNHN QNY 1C4 | ||||||||||
aff. Diplocynodon sp.
Pomel 1847
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MNHN QNY 2C1 | ||||||||||
Aves indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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Oiseaux Fam. indet.: gen., sp. indet. | ||||||||||
Actinopteri
- Lepisosteiformes
- Lepisosteidae
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Lepisosteus fimbriatus
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Actinopteri
- Amiiformes
- Amiidae
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Cyclurus sp.
Agassiz 1839
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
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Percoidei indet.
(Bleeker 1859)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | France | State/province: | Oise |
Coordinates: | 49.3° North, 2.7° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 44.8° North, 0.0° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: MP7 |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | lenticular,gray sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: a succession of lenticular bodies showing two main facies: 1) clayey sands rich in frequently pyritised lignite, together with amber; 2) grey clayey sands with less lignite (1 to 12 % of the sediment), with continental vertebrate fauna. These facies, the rarity of mollusc shells and charophytes, probably due to decarbonatation and the presence of pyrrhotite (FeS4), reflect a hypoxic environment. | |
Environment: | fine channel fill |
Geology comments: Strata deposited at bottom of two channels cutting into underlying Thanetian marine green sands. The channels prograde toward the northeast and were discovered under Oise River Quaternary deposits. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,soft parts,amber |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | some genera,some macrofossils,some microfossils |
Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Museum repositories: | MNHN | Collection dates: | 1997 and 1998 |
Collection method comments: Screen-washing noted by Gheerbrant et al. 2005 | |
Taxonomic list comments:Original faunal list only notes vertebrates; other organisms mentioned in text. |
Metadata
Database number: | 68174 | ||
Authorizer: | P. Holroyd, J. Alroy, P. Barrett, P. Mannion, M. Clapham | Enterer: | P. Holroyd, M. Clapham, T. Cleary, P. Mannion, J. Alroy |
Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | paleobotany,paleoentomology,vertebrate |
Created: | 2007-01-06 17:04:04 | Last modified: | 2019-03-28 05:28:15 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-01-06 17:04:04 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
19606. | A. Nel, G. de Plöeg, J. Dejax, D. Duthiel, D. Franceschi, E. Gheerbrant, M. Godinot, S. Hervet, J.-J. Menier, M. Augé, G. Bignot, C. Cavagnetto, S. Duffaud, J. Gaudant, S. Hua, A. Jossang, F. Lapparent Broin, J.-P. Pozzi, J.-C. Paicheler, F. Beuchet, and J.-C. Rage. 1999. Un gisement sparnacien exceptionnel à plantes, arthropodes et vertébrés (Éocène basal, MP7): Le Quesnoy (Oise, France). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIA - Earth and Planetary Science 329(1):65-72 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] |
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