V1b-Jura (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (46.8° N, 6.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 30.6° N, 26.0° E (Wright 2013)

When: Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: carbonate

• limonite is common in the carbonate rocks of this area

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 2223: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
Pygurus rostratus
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca ferruginea" = Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea
"Arca ferruginea" = Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea Reeve 1844 rusty ark
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus couloni, Mytilus montmollini, Mytilus salevensis
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte germani, Astarte marcouana
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Ptychomya germani
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium germani, Cardium valdense
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria gemmifera, Lucina vermicularis
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sanctae-crucis
Trigonia sanctae-crucis Bruguière 1789 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonoidea gevrillianus, Ammonoidea marcousanus
Ammonoidea gevrillianus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites gevrillianus"
Ammonoidea marcousanus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites marcousanus"