Séru (SRU) (Cretaceous of France)

Where: Aisne, France (49.8° N, 3.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 5.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Marsupites testudinarius other zone, Late/Upper Santonian (85.8 - 83.5 Ma)

• Marsupites testudinarius Zone, Latest Santonian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, phosphatic chalk

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by H. Cappetta

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, acetic, sieve

• Repository: Palaeontology Department, University of Montpellier II, France

Primary reference: G. Guinot, H. Cappetta, C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward. 2012. Batoids (Elasmobranchii: Batomorphii) from the British and French Late Cretaceous. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10:445-474 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 213563: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.09.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
 Orectolobiformes - Parascylliidae
Pararhincodon crochardi2, Pararhincodon ornatus n. sp.2
Pararhincodon crochardi2 Herman 1977 collared carpetshark
Pararhincodon ornatus n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 collared carpetshark
 Orectolobiformes -
Parasquatina jarvisi1
Parasquatina jarvisi1 Guinot et al. 2012 carpet shark
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscylliidae "indet. 1"2, Chiloscyllium frequens2, Adnetoscyllium angloparisensis n. gen. n. sp.2
Hemiscylliidae "indet. 1"2 Gill 1862 carpet shark
Chiloscyllium frequens2 Guinot et al. 2013 carpet shark
Adnetoscyllium angloparisensis n. gen. n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 carpet shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Anomotodon hermani2, "Scapanorhynchus raphiodon" = Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon2
Anomotodon hermani2 Siverson 1992 goblin shark
"Scapanorhynchus raphiodon" = Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon2 Agassiz 1843 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias latus2, Carcharias adneti2
Carcharias latus2 Davis 1890 sand shark
Carcharias adneti2 Vullo 2005 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Johnlongia sp.2
Johnlongia sp.2 Siverson 1996 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Nanocorax microserratodon2, Squalicorax kaupi2
Nanocorax microserratodon2 Shimada 2008 mackerel shark
Squalicorax kaupi2 Agassiz 1843 crow shark
 Lamniformes - Eoptolamnidae
Eoptolamna supracretacea2
Eoptolamna supracretacea2 Guinot et al. 2013 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
cf. Protolamna sp.2
cf. Protolamna sp.2 Cappetta 1980 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Archaeolamnidae
Archaeolamna kopingensis2
Archaeolamna kopingensis2 Davis 1890 mackerel shark
 Carcharhiniformes -
Platyrhizodon gracilis n. gen. n. sp.2, Platyrhizodon barbei n. sp.2
Platyrhizodon gracilis n. gen. n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 ground shark
Platyrhizodon barbei n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Paratriakis "sp. 1"2
Paratriakis "sp. 1"2 hound shark
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
"Rhinobatos" sp., "Rhinobatos" seruensis n. sp.
"Rhinobatos" sp. Link 1790 guitarfish
"Rhinobatos" seruensis n. sp. Guinot et al. 2012 guitarfish
 Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae
Pseudoplatyrhina crispa n. sp.
Pseudoplatyrhina crispa n. sp. Guinot et al. 2012 guitarfish
 Rajiformes -
Squatirhina sp., Squatirhina lonzeensis
Squatirhina sp. Casier 1947 ray
Squatirhina lonzeensis Casier 1947 ray
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
"Squatina (Cretascyllium) hassei" = Squatina hassei1
"Squatina (Cretascyllium) hassei" = Squatina hassei1 Leriche 1929 angel shark
1Guinot et al. 2012; 2Guinot et al. 2013