Varangéville (Triassic of France)

Where: Lorraine, France (48.6° N, 6.3° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 8.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandy conglomerate

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: P. Godefroit. 1997. Reptilian, therapsid and mammalian teeth from the Upper Triassic of Varangéville (northeastern France). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 67:83-102 [R. Butler/R. Butler]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 92109: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 30.10.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Osteichthyes
 Therapsida -
Chiniquodontoidea indet.
 Therapsida - Dromatheriidae
? Dromatheriidae indet.
? Dromatheriidae indet. Gill 1872 cynodont
 Therapsida -
aff. Sinoconodon sp.
aff. Sinoconodon sp. Patterson and Olson 1961 mammaliaform
Mammalia
 Symmetrodonta - Woutersiidae
Woutersia mirabilis
Woutersia mirabilis Sigogneau-Russell 1983 symmetrodont
Osteichthyes
 Morganucodonta - Morganucodontidae
Morganucodontidae indet., Morganucodon sp., aff. Morganucodon sp.
Morganucodontidae indet. Kuehne 1958 mammaliaform
Morganucodon sp. Kuehne 1949 mammaliaform
aff. Morganucodon sp. Kuehne 1949 mammaliaform
 Therapsida - Haramiyidae
Thomasia antiqua, Thomasia cf. antiqua
Thomasia antiqua Plieninger 1847 mammaliaform
Thomasia cf. antiqua Plieninger 1847 mammaliaform
Reptilia
 Archosauria -
Archosauria indet.
Archosauria indet. Cope 1869 archosaur
 Phytosauria - Parasuchidae
"Phytosauridae indet." = Mystriosuchinae
"Phytosauridae indet." = Mystriosuchinae von Huene 1915 archosaur
 Pterosauria - Campylognathoididae
aff. Eudimorphodon sp.
aff. Eudimorphodon sp. Zambelli 1973 pterosaur
 Ichthyosauria -
Ichthyosauria indet.
Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Mastodonsauridae
"Capitosauridae indet." = Mastodonsauridae
"Capitosauridae indet." = Mastodonsauridae Lydekker 1885 tetrapod
Osteichthyes
 Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
Saurichthys sp.
Saurichthys sp. Agassiz 1834 ray-finned fish
Chondrichthyes
 Synechodontiformes - Palaeospinacidae
Nemacanthus monilifer
Nemacanthus monilifer Agassiz 1836 elasmobranch
 Synechodontiformes -
Rhomphaiodon sp.
Rhomphaiodon sp. Duffin 1993 elasmobranch
 Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Hybodus sp.
Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch
 Hybodontiformes -
Lissodus sp.
Lissodus sp. Brough 1935 elasmobranch