Base of Bargy conglomerate, Colombière, massif des Bornes, Haute-Savoie (Cretaceous to of France)

Where: France (46.0° N, 6.1° E: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 9.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bargy Conglomerate Formation, Early/Lower Albian to Early/Lower Albian (112.0 - 99.6 Ma)

• About 30 cm; contains mix of Early and Late Albian taxa.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, condensed, phosphatic, conglomeratic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Delamette, J. Charollais, D. Decrouez and M. Caron. 1997. Les grès verts helvétiques (Aptien moyen-Albien supérieur) de Haute-Savoie, Valais et Vaud (Alpes occidentales franco-suisses). Publications du Département de Géologie et Paléontologie. Section des Sciences de la Terre 23:1-400 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 57922: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 10.01.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
 Echinoneoida - Conulidae
 Holectypoida - Discoididae
Discoides sp. Parkinson 1811 sea urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster perezii sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster minimus heart urchin
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
? Cyclothyris sp. M'Coy 1844
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
? Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Phylloceras sp. Suess 1865 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites sp. Parkinson 1811 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Hypacanthoplites sp. Spath 1923 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
"Lechites gaudini" = Lechites (Lechites) gaudini
"Lechites gaudini" = Lechites (Lechites) gaudini Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hamitidae
Hamites sp. Parkinson 1811 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
Anisoceras sp. Pictet 1854 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae
Douvilleiceras sp. Grossouvre 1894 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hoplitidae
 Ammonitida - Leymeriellidae
Leymeriella ex gr. tardefurcata Leymerie 1841 ammonite
"Leymeriella cf. pseudoregularis" = Leymeriella (Neoleymeriella) pseudoregularis Seitz 1930 ammonite
"Leymeriella pseudoregularis" = Leymeriella (Neoleymeriella) pseudoregularis Seitz 1930 ammonite
Leymeriella ex gr. regularis d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite
"Leymeriella diabolus" = Leymeriella (Neoleymeriella) diabola Casey 1957 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae
Mortoniceras sp. Meek 1876 ammonite
"Mortoniceras ex gr. perinflatum" = Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) perinflatum Spath 1922 ammonite
Prohysteroceras sp. Spath 1921 ammonite
Hysteroceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
Hysteroceras varicosum Sowerby 1824 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae
 Ammonitida - Beudanticeratidae
Beudanticeras sp. Hitzell 1902 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Puzosia sp. Bayle 1878 ammonite
"Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum Michelin 1838 ammonite
Uhligella rebouli Jacob 1908 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
 Nautiloidea -
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail