PBDB Collection

Etoile core, level II-3, Holocene, Nice (Holocene of France)

Where: France (43.7° N, 7.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• Within the interval 6500+/-100 - 5900+/-100 BP

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; unlithified, gray marl

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: core, sieve,

Primary reference: M. Dubar, F. Damblon, S. Nicol-Pichard, J.-L. Vernet, L. Chaix, J. Cataliotti, F. Irr and J.-F. Babinot. 1986. L'environnement côtier des Alpes-Maritimes à la fin de la transgression versilienne d'après l'étude biostratigraphique du site de l'Etoile à Nice (France). Revue de Paléobiologie 5(2):289-310 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 56804: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 25.11.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Nodosariata
Nodosariida - Nodosariidae	Lagena sp. Lagena sp. Walker and Boys 1784 % of specimen among forams
Foraminifera
Spirillinina - Spirillinidae	Spirillina sp. Spirillina sp. Reuss 1862 % of specimen among forams
Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae	Elphidium macellum Elphidium macellum % of specimen among forams
Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae	Ammonia beccarii Ammonia beccarii % of specimen among forams
Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae	Planorbulina mediterranensis Planorbulina mediterranensis d'Orbigny 1826 % of specimen among forams
Rotaliina - Bolivinidae	Bolivina sp., Brizalina sp. Bolivina sp. d'Orbigny 1839 % of specimen among forams Brizalina sp. Costa 1856 % of specimen among forams
Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae	Cassidulina neocarinata Cassidulina neocarinata Thalmann 1950 % of specimen among forams
Globothalamea
Rotaliida - Glabratellidae	Glabratella tabernacularis Glabratella tabernacularis % of specimen among forams
Rotaliida - Nonionidae	Protelphidium granosum Protelphidium granosum % of specimen among forams
Rotaliida - Cibicididae	Cibicides refulgens, Cibicides lobatulus Cibicides refulgens % of specimen among forams Cibicides lobatulus Walker and Jacob 1798 % of specimen among forams
Rotaliida - Discorbidae	Rosalina sp., Rosalina globularis Rosalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 % of specimen among forams Rosalina globularis d'Orbigny 1826 Rosalina globularis bradyi, % of specimen among forams
Loftusiida - Acervulinidae	Acervulina sp. Acervulina sp. % of specimen among forams
Foraminifera
-	Annulocibicides sp. Annulocibicides sp. % of specimen among forams
Tubothalamea
Miliolida - Soritidae	Soritidae indet. Soritidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839 % of specimen among forams
Miliolida -	Miliolacea indet. Miliolacea indet. Ehrenberg 1839 fixed forms, % of specimen among forams
Miliolida - Miliolidae	Miliolidae indet. Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839 % of specimen among forams
Foraminifera
Buliminoidea - Buliminidae	Bulimina fusiformis, Angulogerina angulosa Bulimina fusiformis % of specimen among forams Angulogerina angulosa Williamson 1848 % of specimen among forams