Villeveyrac-Valmagne (VIO) (Cretaceous of France)

Where: Hérault, France (43.5° N, 3.6° E: paleocoordinates 36.1° N, 2.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Lower Rognacian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Collected by Sigé

Primary reference: M. Vianey-Liaud, P. Mallan, O. Buscail and C. Montgelard. 1994. Review of French dinosaur eggshells: morphology, structure, mineral, and organic composition. In K. Carpenter, K. F. Hirsch, and J. R. Horner (eds.), Dinosaur Eggs and Babies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 151-183 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 65391: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 21.09.2006

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Taxonomic list

 Charales - Characea
Septorella brachycera
  -
Septorella brachycera Grambast 1962
Reptilia
 Ornithischia - Cairanoolithidae
"aff. Dughioolithus roussetensis" = Cairanoolithus roussetensis, aff. Cairanoolithus dughii
"aff. Dughioolithus roussetensis" = Cairanoolithus roussetensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 ornithischian
VIO-4, VIO-1
aff. Cairanoolithus dughii Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 ornithischian
VIO-2
 Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Megaloolithus aureliensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 titanosaurid
VIO-3
Megaloolithus siruguei Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 titanosaurid