Ronzevaux, Davaye (Jurassic of France)

Where: Bourgogne, France (46.3° N, 4.7° E: paleocoordinates 35.9° N, 15.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Bajocian (171.6 - 168.4 Ma)

• Humphriesianum zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified limestone

• external platform, calm water
• biomicrite and biomicrosparite with brachiopods, cephalopods, echinoids

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Y. Almeras

Primary reference: Y. Almeras and B. Lathuiliere. 1984. Paleontologie et paleoecologie de Parvirhynchia parvula (Deslongchamps), brachiopode recifal et perirecifal du Bajocien moyen [Paleontology and paleoecology of Parvirhynchia parvula (Deslongchamps), a Middle Bajocian reefal and perireefal brachiopod]. Geobios 17(6):797-822 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93349: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 15.01.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae
Morrisithyris uniformis, Monsardithyris ronzevauxi n. sp., Stroudithyris rolletae n. sp.
Monsardithyris ronzevauxi n. sp. Alméras 1970
Stroudithyris rolletae n. sp. Alméras 1970
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Zeilleria waltoni
Zeilleria waltoni Davidson 1851
 Rhynchonellida -
Rhynchonellida indet.
 Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae
Acanthothiris spinosa
Acanthothiris spinosa Linnaeus 1767
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Cymatorhynchia cymatophoroides, Cymatorhynchia ex gr. quadriplicata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Parvirhynchia parvula, Lacunaerhynchia gauthieri, Lacunaerhynchia vergissonensis, Septulirhynchia davidi
Parvirhynchia parvula Deslongchamps 1862
Septulirhynchia davidi Almeras 1966