Conglomérat de Cernay

Conglomérat de Cernay
Conglomérat de Cernay
Stratigraphic range: Thanetian; ~58–55 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	49°18′N 4°06′E / 49.3°N 4.1°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	43°48′N 1°42′E / 43.8°N 1.7°E
Region	Champagne-Ardenne
Country	France
Type section
Named for	Cernay-lès-Reims
	Conglomérat de Cernay (France)

The Conglomérat de Cernay is a geologic formation in Champagne-Ardenne, northern France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene period.^[1] The lizard Cernaycerta and placental mammal Bustylus cernaysi are named after the formation.

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:^[1]

Mammals

Primates

Berruvius lasseroni^[2]
Chiromyoides campanicus^[3]
Plesiadapis remensis^[4]
P. tricuspidens^[4]
Sarnacius gingerichi^[5]

Acreodi

Dissacus europaeus^[6]

Eutheria

Landenodon lavocati^[7]

Macroscelidea

Berrulestes pellouini^[8]
B. phelizoni^[8]
B. poirieri^[8]
Dipavali petri^[8]
Gigarton louisi^[8]
G. meyeri^[8]
G. sigogneauae^[8]
Louisina marci^[8]
L. mirabilis^[8]
Thryptodon brailloni^[8]
Walbeckodon girardi^[8]

Multituberculata

Hainina godfriauxi^[9]
H. vianeyae^[10]

Perissodactyls

Paschatherium dolloi^[8]
Phakodon levei^[11]
Teilhardimys brisswalteri^[8]

Placentalia

Bustylus cernaysi^[12]
B. germanicus^[13]
Remiculus deutschi^[14]
Tricuspiodon rutimeyer^[7]
T. sobrinus^[7]
Afrodon sp.^[13]
Tricuspiodon sp.^[7]

Theriiformes

Adapisoriculidae indet.^[15]

Birds

Reptiles

Crocodiles

Diplocynodon remensis^[18]

Lizards

Camptognathosaurus parisiensis^[19]
Cernaycerta duchaussoisi^[20]
Eolacerta sp.^[20]
Necrosaurus sp.^[20]
Amphisbaenidae indet.^[20]

Turtles

Amphibians

References

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