Wissant: Albian, France
collected by Mathieu 1990'

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae
Cretiscalpellum unguis (Sowerby 1836)
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 50.9° North, 1.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.5° North, 23.2° East (Wright 2013)
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 4
Key time interval: Albian
Age range of interval: 113.2 - 100.5 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Albian. Unknown whether lower or upper Albian and on what basis this is determined. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within local section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified not reported
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, based on figured specimens.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (float),surface (in situ),survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:MNHN
Collectors:Mathieu Collection dates:1990's
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Unknown, perhaps B. Mathieu, 1990's. REPOSITORY: Laboratoire de Paleontologie, Mueum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to Cirripedia. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:160154
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2014-08-15 23:28:03 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2014-08-15 23:28:03
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

52281. R.-P. Carriol and J. S. H. Collins. 2000. New records of cirripedes (Crustacea, Thoracica) from the Albian of Yonne (France). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum (27)141-145 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]