| Conglomérat de Cernay | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Thanetian ~ | |
| 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[edit]
The formation has provided fossils of:[1]
Mammals[edit]
- Primates
- Acreodi
- Eutheria
- Macroscelidea
- Multituberculata
- Perissodactyls
- Placentalia
- Theriiformes
Birds[edit]
Reptiles[edit]
- Crocodiles
- Lizards
- Turtles
Amphibians[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Conglomérat de Cernay at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Hooker et al., 1999
- ^ Gingerich, 1973
- ^ a b Gingerich, 1976
- ^ Russell, 1981
- ^ Solé et al., 2018
- ^ a b c d Russell, 1980
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Hooker & Russell, 2012
- ^ Vianey-Liaud, 1979
- ^ Codrea et al., 2014
- ^ Hooker, 2013
- ^ Gheerbrant & Russell, 1991
- ^ a b Gheerbrant & Russell, 1989
- ^ Szalay, 1969
- ^ Gheerbrant, 1991
- ^ a b c Mourer-Chauviré, 1994
- ^ a b Martin, 1992
- ^ Martin et al., 2014
- ^ Folie et al., 2013
- ^ a b c d Augé, 2005
- ^ Pérez García, 2012
- ^ Pérez García, 2020
- ^ a b Broin, 1977
- ^ a b c Estes et al., 1967
- ^ a b Rage, 2003
Bibliography[edit]
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