The Conglomérat de Cernay is a

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, northern

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. It preserves fossils dating back to the

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stage of the

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.Conglomérat de Cernay
at Fossilworks.org The lizard '' Cernaycerta'' and placental mammal '' Bustylus cernaysi'' are named after the formation.

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:

Mammals

;Primates * '' Berruvius lasseroni''Hooker et al., 1999 * '' Chiromyoides campanicus''Gingerich, 1973 * '' Plesiadapis remensis''Gingerich, 1976 * '' P. tricuspidens'' * '' Sarnacius gingerichi''Russell, 1981 ;Acreodi * '' Dissacus europaeus''Solé et al., 2018 ;Eutheria * '' Landenodon lavocati'' ;Macroscelidea * '' Berrulestes pellouini'' * '' B. phelizoni'' * '' B. poirieri'' * '' Dipavali petri'' * '' Gigarton louisi'' * '' G. meyeri'' * '' G. sigogneauae'' * '' Louisina marci'' * '' L. mirabilis'' * '' Thryptodon brailloni'' * '' Walbeckodon girardi'' ;Multituberculata * '' Hainina godfriauxi''Vianey-Liaud, 1979 * '' H. vianeyae''Codrea et al., 2014 ;Perissodactyls * '' Paschatherium dolloi''Hooker & Russell, 2012 * '' Phakodon levei''Hooker, 2013 * '' Teilhardimys brisswalteri'' ;Placentalia * '' Bustylus cernaysi''Gheerbrant & Russell, 1991 * '' B. germanicus''Gheerbrant & Russell, 1989 * '' Remiculus deutschi''Szalay, 1969 * '' Tricuspiodon rutimeyer''Russell, 1980 * '' T. sobrinus'' * '' Afrodon sp.'' * '' Tricuspiodon sp.'' ;Theriiformes * Adapisoriculidae indet.Gheerbrant, 1991

Birds

* '' Berruornis orbisantiqui''Mourer-Chauviré, 1994 * '' Eupterornis remensis'' * '' Gastornis parisiensis''Martin, 1992 * '' Remiornis heberti''

Reptiles

;Crocodiles * '' Diplocynodon remensis''Martin et al., 2014 ;Lizards * '' Camptognathosaurus parisiensis''Folie et al., 2013 * '' Cernaycerta duchaussoisi''Augé, 2005 * '' Eolacerta sp.'' * '' Necrosaurus sp.'' * Amphisbaenidae indet. ;Turtles * '' Compsemys russelli''Pérez García, 2012 * '' Laurasichersis relicta''Pérez García, 2020 * '' Trionyx sp.''Broin, 1977 * Cryptodira indet.

Amphibians

* '' Palaeoproteus gallicus''Estes et al., 1967 * '' Koalliella sp.'' * '' Palaeobatrachus sp.''Rage, 2003 * '' cf. Salamandra sp.'' * Bufonidae indet. * Neobatrachia indet.

Fossil content

Mammals

Birds

Reptiles

Amphibians

See also