Chalk quarry, Mont Aimé (Paleocene of France)
Where: France (48.9° N, 4.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.2° N, 2.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, red, sandy marl
Size class: mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: G. Bignot, G. Termier, and H. Termier. 1987. Présence d'ophiures de petite taille dans le Paléocène (Danien probable) du Mont Aimé (Marne, bassin Parisien). Revue de Micropaléontologie 30(1):3-12 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 138222: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 07.01.2013
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Taxonomic list
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Ophiuroidea | |
Bibophiura operculifera n. sp.
Bibophiura operculifera n. sp. Bignot et al. 1987 brittle star |