Lignites de Soissonais
# Lignites de Soissonais

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.

## Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

### Reptiles

**Turtles**

* Axestemys vittata
* Francellia salouagmirae
* Merovemys ploegi
* Neochelys arenarum
* N. eocaenica
* Allaeochelys sp.
* Palaeochelys sp.
* Trionyx sp.

**Lizards**

* Dormaalisaurus girardoti
* Geiseltaliellus longicaudus
* Tinosaurus europeocaenus
* Eolacerta sp.
* Necrosaurus sp.
* Tinosaurus sp.
* Amphisbaenidae indet.
* Anguini indet.
* Helodermatidae indet.
* Gekkonidae indet.
* Melanosaurini indet.

**Snakes**

* Calamagras gallicus
* Dunnophis matronensis
* Saniwa orsmaelensis
* Anniealexandria sp.

### Mammals

**Primates**

* Arcius fuscus
* A. lapparenti
* Avenius amatorum
* Cantius savagei
* Donrussellia provincialis
* Phenacolemur lapparenti
* Platychoerops daubrei
* Plesiadapis aff. remensis
* Pelycodus aff. eppsi
* Toliapina lawsoni
* T. vinealis
* cf. Agerinia sp.
* Adapidae indet.

**Artiodactyls**

* Bunophorus cappettai
* Diacodexis gazini
* D. varleti
* Cuisitherium sp.
* ?Diacodexis sp.
* ?Simpsonodus sp.

**Carnivora**

* Miacidae indet.
* ?Miacidae indet.

**Cimolesta**

* Plesiesthonyx luciae
* P. minimus
* cf. Hyracolestes sp.
* Palaeoryctidae indet.

**Ferae**

* Palaeonictis gigantea
* Quercygale smithi
* Uintacyon hookeri
* cf. Viverravus sp.

**Hyaenodonta**

* Didelphodus cf. absarokae
* Eoproviverra eisenmanni
* Galecyon gallus
* Minimovellentodon russelli
* Morlodon vellerei
* Preregidens cf. langebadrae
* Prototomus girardoti
* cf. Didelphodus sp.

**Insectivora**

* Apatemys mutiniacus
* A. sigogneaui
* Apatemys sp.
* Heterohyus sp.

**Macroscelidea**

* Neomatronella luciannae
* Macrocranion cf. nitens

**Microchiroptera**

* Ageina tobieni
* Icaronycteris menui

**Microchiropteramorpha**

* Archaeonycteris brailloni
* cf. Ageina sp.
* cf. Archaeonycteris sp.

**Multituberculata**

* Ectypodus riansensis

**Perissodactyls**

* Cymbalophus cuniculus
* Hyracotherium aff. leporinum
* Paschatherium russelli
* P. cf. dolloi
* ?Paschatherium sp.
* Pliolophus vulpiceps
* Teilhardimys musculus

**Placentalia**

* Hyopsodus itinerans
* Phenacodus cf. teilhardi
* cf. Paroxyclaenus sp.
* Phenacodus sp.

**Rodents**

* Microparamys cf. chandoni
* Pantrogna russelli
* Paramys cf. pourcyensis
* ?Ailuravinae indet.

**Soricomorpha**

* Placentidens lotus
* cf. Leptacodon sp.

**Theriiformes**

* Amphiperatherium aff. brabantense
* A. goethei
* A. cf. maximum
* Peradectes louisi
* Peratherium matronense
* ?Leptictidae indet.
* ?Nyctitheriidae indet.
* cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.
