Where: France (45.9° N, 6.5° E: paleocoordinates 34.5° N, 8.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mortoniceras pricei ammonoid zone, Grès verts helvétiques Formation, Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, phosphatic, conglomeratic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: M. Delamette, J. Charollais, D. Decrouez and M. Caron. 1997. Les grès verts helvétiques (Aptien moyen-Albien supérieur) de Haute-Savoie, Valais et Vaud (Alpes occidentales franco-suisses). Publications du Département de Géologie et Paléontologie. Section des Sciences de la Terre 23:1-400 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 56526: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 21.11.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
Kossmatella cf. romana Wiedmann 1962 ammonite | |
"Beudanticeras cf. albense" = Roberticeras albense
"Beudanticeras cf. albense" = Roberticeras albense Breistroffer 1947 ammonite | |
"Lyelliceras ex gr. cotteri" = Lyelliceras lyelli
"Lyelliceras ex gr. cotteri" = Lyelliceras lyelli d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite | |
Leymeriella ex gr. tardefurcata Leymerie 1841 ammonite | |
Epileymeriella revili ammonite | |
? Astiericeras astierianum ammonite | |
Douvilleiceras sp. Grossouvre 1894 ammonite | |
Pseudhelicoceras robertianum d'Orbigny 1842 ammonite | |
Hypacanthoplites ex gr. milletianus d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite | |
Bivalvia | |
"Birostrina sulcata" = Actinoceramus
"Birostrina sulcata" = Actinoceramus clam |