Where: France (43.8° N, 5.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.0° N, 4.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks and lithified, sandy limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: D. Mongin. 1977. Etude paléontologique de Pecten subbenedictus Font. et ses variations dans le Burdigalien de Manosque (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). Géologie Alpine 53(1):61-73 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 59265: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 22.03.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Echinolampas scutiformis sea urchin | |
Psammechinus sp. sea urchin | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Cellepora sp. Linnaeus 1767 | |
Bivalvia | |
Mytilus michelini mussel | |
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
Isognomon sp. Lightfoot 1786 oyster | |
Pecten pseudobeudanti, "Pecten subbenedictus" = Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus, Hinnites defrancei, Gigantopecten holgeri, Gigantopecten zizinae, "Chlamys ex gr. radians" = Aequipecten radians, Chlamys praescabriuscula, Chlamys palmata
Pecten pseudobeudanti Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop
"Pecten subbenedictus" = Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus Fontannes 1878 scallop
Hinnites defrancei scallop
Gigantopecten holgeri scallop
Gigantopecten zizinae scallop
"Chlamys ex gr. radians" = Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839 scallop
Chlamys praescabriuscula scallop
Chlamys palmata scallop | |
Cardium hians Spengler 1799 cockle | |
Callista lilacinoides, Dosinia orbicularis, "Callistotapes vetulus" = Paphia (Callistotapes), Pitaria islandicoides
Callista lilacinoides venus clam
Dosinia orbicularis Agassiz 1845 venus clam
"Callistotapes vetulus" = Paphia (Callistotapes) venus clam
Pitaria islandicoides venus clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Turritella pyrula turret shell |