Conglomérat de Cernay
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. The lizard Cernaycerta and placental mammal Bustylus cernaysi are named after the formation.
Fossil content
The formation has provided fossils of:Mammals
;PrimatesBerruvius lasseroniChiromyoides campanicusPlesiadapis remensisP. tricuspidensSarnacius gingerichi;AcreodiDissacus europaeus
;EutheriaLandenodon lavocati
;MacroscelideaBerrulestes pellouiniB. phelizoniB. poirieriDipavali petriGigarton louisiG. meyeriG. sigogneauaeLouisina marciL. mirabilisThryptodon brailloniWalbeckodon girardi
;MultituberculataHainina godfriauxiH. vianeyae
;PerissodactylsPaschatherium dolloiPhakodon leveiTeilhardimys brisswalteri
;PlacentaliaBustylus cernaysiB. germanicusRemiculus deutschiTricuspiodon rutimeyerT. sobrinusAfrodon sp.Tricuspiodon sp.
;Theriiformes
Birds
Berruornis orbisantiquiEupterornis remensisGastornis parisiensisReptiles
;CrocodilesDiplocynodon remensis;LizardsCamptognathosaurus parisiensisCernaycerta duchaussoisiEolacerta sp.Necrosaurus sp.
;TurtlesCompsemys russelliLaurasichersis relictaTrionyx sp.