AP3a-Jura (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (45.1° N, 6.0° E: paleocoordinates 34.9° N, 15.8° E)

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• The author lists the Urgonien as part of the Neocomian; However, Harland 1989 puts the Urgonien within the lowermost Aptian

Environment/lithology: carbonate

Primary reference: A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2182: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Zack Krug on 24.06.1999, edited by Karen Layou

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Hippuritida - Caprinulidae
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae