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in the Var,

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dating back to the

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stage of the

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Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Reptiles

;Turtles * '' Axestemys vittata''Broin, 1977 * '' Francellia salouagmirae''Hervet, 2004 * '' Merovemys ploegi''Hervet, 2006 * '' Neochelys arenarum''Lapparent de Broin, 2003 * '' N. eocaenica'' * '' Allaeochelys sp.'' * '' Palaeochelys sp.'' * '' Trionyx sp.'' ;Lizards * '' Dormaalisaurus girardoti'' * '' Geiseltaliellus longicaudus'' * '' Tinosaurus europeocaenus'' * '' Eolacerta sp.'' * '' Necrosaurus sp.'' * '' Tinosaurus sp.''Augé, 1990 * Amphisbaenidae indet.Augé, 2005 * Anguini indet. * Helodermatidae indet. * Gekkonidae indet. * Melanosaurini indet. ;Snakes * '' Calamagras gallicus''Rage, 1977 * '' Dunnophis matronensis''Rage, 1973 * '' Saniwa orsmaelensis'' * '' Anniealexandria sp.''Augé, 2012

Mammals

;Primates * '' Arcius fuscus''Godinot, 1981 * '' A. lapparenti''López Torres & Silcox, 2018 * '' Avenius amatorum''Russell et al., 1992 * '' Cantius savagei'' * '' Donrussellia provincialis''Godinot, 1998 * '' Phenacolemur lapparenti'' * '' Platychoerops daubrei''Gingerich, 1976 * '' Plesiadapis aff. remensis'' * '' Pelycodus aff. eppsi'' * '' Toliapina lawsoni'' * '' T. vinealis''Hooker et al., 1999 * '' cf. Agerinia sp.'' * Adapidae indet. ;Artiodactyls * '' Bunophorus cappettai''Sudre & Erfurt, 1996 * '' Diacodexis gazini'' * '' D. varleti'' * '' Cuisitherium sp.'' * '' ?Diacodexis sp.'' * '' ?Simpsonodus sp.'' ;Carnivora * Miacidae indet. * ?Miacidae indet. ;Cimolesta * '' Plesiesthonyx luciae''Hooker, 2010 * '' P. minimus'' * '' cf. Hyracolestes sp.'' * Palaeoryctidae indet. ;Ferae * '' Palaeonictis gigantea''Solé et al., 2011 * '' Quercygale smithi'' * '' Uintacyon hookeri''Solé, 2014 * '' cf. Viverravus sp.'' ;Hyaenodonta * '' Didelphodus cf. absarokae'' * '' Eoproviverra eisenmanni'' * '' Galecyon gallus'' * '' Minimovellentodon russelli''Solé et al., 2014 * '' Morlodon vellerei''Solé, 2013 * '' Preregidens cf. langebadrae''Solé et al., 2015 * '' Prototomus girardoti''Solé et al., 2013 * '' cf. Didelphodus sp.'' ;Insectivora * '' Apatemys mutiniacus'' * '' A. sigogneaui'' * '' Apatemys sp.''Russell et al., 1979 * '' Heterohyus sp.'' ;Macroscelidea * '' Neomatronella luciannae'' * '' Macrocranion cf. nitens''Hooker, 2010 ;Microchiroptera * '' Ageina tobieni'' * '' Icaronycteris menui'' ;Microchiropteramorpha * '' Archaeonycteris brailloni'' * '' cf. Ageina sp.'' * '' cf. Archaeonycteris sp.'' ;Multituberculata * '' Ectypodus riansensis''Marandat et al., 2012 ;Perissodactyls * '' Cymbalophus cuniculus'' * '' Hyracotherium aff. leporinum'' * '' Paschatherium russelli''Godinot, 1978 * '' P. cf. dolloi'' * '' ?Paschatherium sp.'' * '' Pliolophus vulpiceps''Smith & Smith, 2003 * '' Teilhardimys musculus''Tabuce et al., 2006 ;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''Russell et al., 1973 * '' cf. Leptacodon sp.'' ;Theriiformes * '' Amphiperatherium aff. brabantense'' * '' A. goethei'' * '' A. cf. maximum'' * '' Peradectes louisi'' * '' Peratherium matronense'' * ?Leptictidae indet. * ?Nyctitheriidae indet. * cf. Paroxyclaenidae indet.Rich, 1971

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Mammals

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