Lignites de Soissonais

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Lignites de Soissonais
Stratigraphic range: Ypresian
~55–50  Ma
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Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Lignite
Location
Coordinates 49°06′N4°00′E / 49.1°N 4.0°E / 49.1; 4.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 45°00′N1°18′E / 45.0°N 1.3°E / 45.0; 1.3
Region Var, Marne
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Type section
Named for Soissonais
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Lignites de Soissonais (France)

The Lignites de Soissonais is a geologic formation in the Var, Marne departments of France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ypresian stage of the Eocene period. [1]

Contents

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]

Reptiles

Turtles
Lizards
Snakes

Mammals

Primates
Artiodactyls
Carnivora
Cimolesta
Ferae
Hyaenodonta
Insectivora
Macroscelidea
Microchiroptera
Microchiropteramorpha
Multituberculata
Perissodactyls
Placentalia
Rodents
Soricomorpha
Theriiformes

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References

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  3. Hervet, 2004
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  13. 1 2 3 Hooker et al., 1999
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