Vicinity of Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais: Early/Lower Frasnian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae
Catactotoechus variabilis n. sp.
Rohart 1988
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Disphyllum gradatum
Rohart 1988
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora ex gr. parva
Mistiaen 1988
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Aulocystidae
Aulocystis sp. Schlüter 1885
Mistiaen 1988
"Plexituba" briceae
Mistiaen 1988
"Plexituba" cf. briceae
Mistiaen 1988
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia scalaris
Babin 1988
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Eoschuchertella bouchardi
Brice 1988
? Eoschuchertella elegans
Brice 1988
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Longispina maillieuxi
Brice 1988
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Gamphalosia gosseleti
Brice 1988
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Douvillina ferquensis
Brice 1988
Douvillina thomasi
Brice 1988
Douvillina douxami
Brice 1988
Douvillinaria fischeri
Brice 1988
Strophomenata - Productida - Araksalosiidae
Whidbornella productoides
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Platyterorhynchidae
Platyterorhynchus gosseleti
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
Coeloterorhynchus kayseri
Brice 1988
Globulirhynchia lemesli
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Aulacella sp.
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Cariniferella mistiaeni
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria striatula von Schlotheim 1813
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Monelasmina deshayesi
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Spinatrypa pratorum n. sp.
Brice 1988
Spinatrypa silvae n. sp.
Brice 1988
Spinatrypina informal sp. N Rzhonsnitskaya 1964
Brice 1988
Desquamatia (Neatrypa) legayi
Brice 1988
Desquamatia (Seratrypa) belliloci
Brice 1988
Desquamatia (? Seratrypa) informal sp. A ()
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Metabolipa meatsi n. sp.
Brice 1988
synonym of Gypidula
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina douvillei
Brice 1988
Cyrtina bouchardi n. sp. Brice 1988
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Echinospiriferidae
Rigauxia acutosina
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
Adolfia sauvagei
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae
Cyrtospirifer syringothyriformis
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Apousiella belliloci
Brice 1988
Eleutherokomma legayi
Brice 1988
Eleutherokomma barroisi
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyris oehlerti
Brice 1988
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
Cranaena rigauxi n. sp.
Brice 1988
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Atactotoechidae
Atactotoechus polygonius n. sp.
Bigey 1988
Leptotrypella crustata n. sp.
Bigey 1988
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Heliopyge aff. zornensis
Morzadec 1988
Bradocryphaeus informal sp. 2 Haas and Mensink 1970
Morzadec 1988
spelled with current rank as Neocalmonia (Bradocryphaeus)
Bradocryphaeus cf. fiacrensis
Morzadec 1988
spelled with current rank as Neocalmonia (Bradocryphaeus)
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Le Menn 1988
Le Menn has given formal names to several columnal taxa.
Echinoidea - Archaeocidaridae
? Archaeocidaris sp. M'Coy 1844
Le Menn 1988
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 50.8° North, 1.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:23.8° South, 4.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Late/Upper Devonian
Stage:Frasnian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 4
Key time interval:Early/Lower Frasnian Conodont zone: middle Polygnathus asymmetricus
Age range of interval:383.70000 - 382.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Beaulieu Member:Patures
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: middle asymmetricus conodont zone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: "The Blacourt Formation is a compact, massive bedded, black fossiliferous marine limestone, with argillaceous layers and some small reefs in the Griset Member. The lower [Cambreseque] and upper [Patures] member of the Beaullieu Formation are mainly terrigenous ["shale" mentioned in figure caption], except for its lowest beds, the so-called Cedule Limestone. The middle [Noces] member consists of dolomite lenses, passing upward into shales, and to a reef build-up capped by fossiliferous limestones. The base of the lower [Fiennes] member of the succeeding Ferques Formation is a biostromal dolomite overlain by yellow, then brownis-dark dolomite and dolomitic sandstones. These are overlain by the fully marine fossiliferous Ferques Limestone. The lower part of the [second-from-bottom] Bois Member and the upper part of the [third-from-bottom] Parisienne Member are biostromal. In the upper [Gris] member, sediments are more argillaceous..."
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Beaulieu Fm., Patures Mbr., vicinity of Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais
Database number:38687
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-04-28 15:08:45 Last modified:2021-11-08 17:17:31
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-28 15:08:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10390. P. Morzadec, D. Brice, C. Cygan, R. Feist, C. Majeste-Menjoulas, F. Paris, and P. R. Racheboeuf. 2000. The Devonian of France: a tentative tie with the GSSP of the Devonian stages. Courier Forschungs-Institut Senckenberg 225:115-129 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]

Secondary references:

10396 C. Babin. 1988. Mollusques bivalves du Devonien du Boulonnais (France). In D. Brice (ed.), Le Devonien de Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais (N. France) (Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique no. 7), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest 435-454 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]
10394 F. P. Bigey. 1988. Bryozoaires du Givetian et du Frasnien de Ferques (Boulonnais-France). In D. Brice (ed.), Le Devonien de Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais (N. France) (Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique no. 7), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest 297-322 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]
10395 D. Brice. 1988. Brachiopodes du Devonien de Ferques (Boulonnais-France). In D. Brice (ed.), Le Devonien de Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais (N. France) (Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique no. 7), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest 323-395 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]
10397 J. Le Menn. 1988. Echinodermes du Givetian et du Frasnian du Boulonnais (France). In D. Brice (ed.), Le Devonien de Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais (N. France) (Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique no. 7), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest 455-477 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]
10392 B. Mistiaen. 1988. Tabules Auloporida du Givetian at du Frasnian de Ferques (Boulonnais-France). In D. Brice (ed.), Le Devonien de Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais (N. France) (Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique no. 7), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest 167-230 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]
10399 P. Morzadec. 1988. Trilobites du Givetian et du Frasnian de Ferques (Boulonnais-France). In D. Brice (ed.), Le Devonien de Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais (N. France) (Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique no. 7), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest 493-501 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]
10393 J. C. Rohart. 1988. Rugueux givetiens et frasniens de Ferques (Boulonnais-France). In D. Brice (ed.), Le Devonien de Ferques, Bas-Boulonnais (N. France) (Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique no. 7), Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest 231-296 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]