Valangin19 (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.0° N, 6.9° E: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 15.9° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Marbre Batard Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: yellow limestone

• lithology described as beige to dark yellow arenitic limestone, with 3% quartz content

Collection methods: This is part of a bed-by-bed listing of the fossils of this locality based on a previously published list by Baumberger and Moulin (1898)

Primary reference: C.h. Haefeli, W. Maync, H. J. Oertli and R. F. Rutsch. 1965. Die Typus-Profile des Valanginien und Hauterivien. Bulletin der Vereinigung Schweiz. Petroleum-Geologen Und Ingenieure 31(81):41-75 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2243: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 29.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula valdensis" = Loriolithyris valdensis
"Terebratula valdensis" = Loriolithyris valdensis de Loriol 1868
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Janita sp.
originally entered as "Janira sp."
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma sp. Sharpe 1849 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica pidanceti moon snail
Natica valdensis moon snail
cf. Natica praelonga moon snail
originally entered as "Natica cf. praelonga"
cf. Natica etalloni moon snail
originally entered as "Natica cf. etalloni"
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778 snail
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam