Japhet 27 (Devonian of France)

Where: France (43.6° N, 3.4° E: paleocoordinates 38.3° S, 33.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: australis-kockelianus conodont zone, Japhet Formation, Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; brown, gray, calcareous marl

• calcaire marneux biomicritique gris-brun foncé en plaquettes.

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collected by R. Feist and H. P. Schonlaub

Collection methods: bulk, acetic,

• the collection is stored at the Geologische Bundesanstalt in Vienna (Austria)

Primary reference: R. Feist, H. P. Schӧnlaub, and P. Bultynck. 1985. Faciès et biostratigraphie (conodontes) du passage Dévonien inférieur-moyen dans la Montagne Noire (France). Hercynica 1(2):81-97 [S. Gouwy/S. Gouwy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 152461: authorized by Sofie Gouwy, entered by Sofie Gouwy on 21.11.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathus pseudofoliatus Wittekindt 1966 conodont
Polygnathus linguiformis Hinde 1879 conodont