PBDB Collection

Mormont Eclepens (Eocene of Switzerland)

Also known as Eclepens Gare

Where: Switzerland (47.0° N, 7.3° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 3.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Robiac level zone, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31742: authorized by Emmanuel Fara, entered by Emmanuel Fara on 24.05.2003, edited by Juan Benito Moreno and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae	Plagiolophus annectens⁴, Palaeotherium lautricense⁴, Palaeotherium siderolithicum n. sp.⁴, "Anchilophus jeanteti" = Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) jeanteti⁴, "Hyracotherium siderolithicum n. sp." = Lophiotherium siderolithicum⁴, Metanchilophus gaudini n. gen. n. sp.⁴, Metanchilophus castrensis⁴ Plagiolophus annectens⁴ Owen 1847 odd-toed ungulate Palaeotherium lautricense⁴ Stehlin 1904 odd-toed ungulate Palaeotherium siderolithicum n. sp.⁴ Pictet and Humbert 1869 odd-toed ungulate MGL 636/1644 - type "Anchilophus jeanteti" = Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) jeanteti⁴ Remy 2012 odd-toed ungulate "Hyracotherium siderolithicum n. sp." = Lophiotherium siderolithicum⁴ Pictet 1857 odd-toed ungulate Metanchilophus gaudini n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Pictet and Humbert 1869 odd-toed ungulate MGL LM-12/2335 - holotype Metanchilophus castrensis⁴ Remy 2012 odd-toed ungulate
Perissodactyla - Lophiodontidae	Lophiodon lautricense⁴ Lophiodon lautricense⁴ Noulet 1851 odd-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Xiphodontidae	"Xiphodon castrense" = Xiphodon castrensis, Leptotheridium cf. traguloides, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Haplomeryx picteti, Dichodon cf. cervinum, Dichodon subtile "Xiphodon castrense" = Xiphodon castrensis Kowalevsky 1873 even-toed ungulate Leptotheridium cf. traguloides Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Leptotheridium lugeoni Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Haplomeryx picteti Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Dichodon cf. cervinum even-toed ungulate Dichodon subtile even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Anoplotheriidae	Dacrytherium sp., Dacrytherium elegans, Catodontherium robiacense Dacrytherium sp. Filhol even-toed ungulate Dacrytherium elegans Filhol 1884 even-toed ungulate Catodontherium robiacense even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Amphimerycidae	Pseudamphimeryx valdensis, Pseudamphimeryx renevieri Pseudamphimeryx valdensis Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Pseudamphimeryx renevieri Pictet and Humbert 1869 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Tapirulidae	Tapirulus schlosseri Tapirulus schlosseri Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Mt.45 2 Lower right m1
Artiodactyla - Robiacinidae	Robiacina weidmanni n. sp. Robiacina weidmanni n. sp. Sudre 1978 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Choeropotamidae	Haplobunodon ruetimeyeri, Haplobunodon sp., Choeropotamus depereti² Haplobunodon ruetimeyeri even-toed ungulate Haplobunodon sp. Deperet 1908 even-toed ungulate Choeropotamus depereti² Stehlin 1908 even-toed ungulate Mt.21 Fragment of lower left molar
Artiodactyla - Cebochoeridae	Cebochoerus helveticus, "Cebochoerus campichii" = Acotherulum campichii Cebochoerus helveticus Pictet and Humbert 1869 even-toed ungulate "Cebochoerus campichii" = Acotherulum campichii Pictet 1855 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Mixtotheriidae	Mixtotherium sp., Mixtotherium cf. infans, Mixtotherium gresslyi Mixtotherium sp. Filhol 1880 even-toed ungulate Mixtotherium cf. infans Stehlin 1910 even-toed ungulate Mixtotherium gresslyi Rutimeyer 1891 even-toed ungulate
Artiodactyla - Dichobunidae	? Mouillacitherium elegans ? Mouillacitherium elegans Filhol 1882 even-toed ungulate
Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae	Saturninia rigassii n. sp.² Saturninia rigassii n. sp.² placental Mt.1229 Left mandible with p4-m2
Rodentia - Ischyromyidae	Plesiarctomys huerzeleri¹, Ailuravus stehlinschaubi² Plesiarctomys huerzeleri¹ Wood 1970 rodent Ailuravus stehlinschaubi² Wood 1976 rodent Mt.1567 Upper left M1
Primates - Omomyidae	Microchoerus hookeri³, Necrolemur antiquus Microchoerus hookeri³ Minwer-Barakat et al. 2017 tarsier NMB Necrolemur antiquus Filhol 1873 tarsier
Primates - Adapidae	Adapis laharpei Adapis laharpei primate

¹Comte et al. 2012; ²Costeur and Schneider 2011; ³Minwer-Barakat et al. 2017; ⁴Remy 2015