Justine-Herbigny (JUH) (Cretaceous of France)

Where: Ardennes, France (49.6° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 39.4° N, 5.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Collignoniceras woollgari ammonoid zone, Middle Turonian (93.5 - 89.3 Ma)

• Middle Turonian, Terebratulina lata zone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, phosphatic chalk

• Phosphate-rich lag accumulation, white to yellowish crinoid-rich 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 213564: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 05.09.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Hybodontiformes - Ptychodontidae
Ptychodus mammillaris2 Agassiz 1835 elasmobranch
Ptychodus rugosus2 Dixon 1850 elasmobranch
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus laevis2 Guinot et al. 2013 bullhead shark
 Rajiformes -
Sclerorhynchoidei indet. Cappetta 1980 ray
 Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae
Ptychotrygonoides sabatieri n. sp. Guinot et al. 2012 ray
 Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Micropristis sp. Cappetta 1980 ray
 Rajiformes -
Squatirhina draytoni Guinot et al. 2012 ray
 Rajiformes - Platyrhinidae
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
"Rhinobatos" sp. Link 1790 guitarfish
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Paratriakis bettrechiensis2 Herman 1977 hound shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus muelleri n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 cat shark
Scyliorhinus antiquus2 Agassiz 1843 cat shark
Sigmoscyllium acuspidatum n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 cat shark
 Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae
Dallasiella willistoni2 Cappetta and Case 1999 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Scapanorhynchus minimus2 Landemaine 1991 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Pseudocoracidae
Pseudocorax duchaussoisi n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax bernardezi n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 crow shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias cf. latus2 Davis 1890 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Protolamna sp.2 Cappetta 1980 mackerel shark
Pseudoscapanorhynchus compressidens2 Herman 1977 mackerel shark
 Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Cederstroemia siverssoni n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 wobbegong
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Cantioscyllium decipiens2 Woodward 1889 nurse shark
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Chiloscyllium vulloi n. sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 carpet shark
Adnetoscyllium sp.2 Guinot et al. 2013 carpet shark
 Orectolobiformes -
Parasquatina justinensis n. sp.1 Guinot et al. 2012 carpet shark
 Orectolobiformes - Parascylliidae
Pararhincodon ornatus2 Guinot et al. 2013 collared carpetshark