Fessonieres-Pied Gros, Veaux, Massif du Ventoux, Provence: Early/Lower Aptian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Actinastreidae
Actinastrea pseudominima (Koby 1897)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandraraea meandroides Koby 1898
Morycowa and Masse 2009
recombined as Meandrophyllia meandroides
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae
Eohydnophora picteti (Koby 1897)
Masse and Morycowa 1994
recombined as Eugyra (Felixigyra) picteti
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Clausastrea alloiteaui Morycowa 1964
Clausastrea saltensis Alloiteau 1960
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Comoseris aptiensis Baron-Szabo 2002
Morycowa and Masse 2009
Hydnoseris paragaricites n. sp. Morycowa and Masse 2009
Morycowa and Masse 2009
recombined as Lophomeandra paragaricites
Hydnophoromeandraraea provencensis Masse and Morycowa 1994
Masse and Morycowa 1994
Hydnophoromeandraraea aff. provencensis Masse and Morycowa 1994
Morycowa and Masse 2009
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi Morycowa 1971
Masse and Morycowa 1994
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Ovalastrea regularis (d'Orbigny 1850)
Morycowa and Masse 2009
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina regularis Fromentel 1862
synonym of Stylina digitiformis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Mesomorpha ornata Morycowa 1971
recombined as Ahrdorffia ornata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Amphiaulastrea aliensis (Sikharulidze 1977)
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 44.2° North, 5.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.3° North, 15.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
Key time interval:Early/Lower Aptian
Age range of interval:125.45000 - 122.46000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: coral unit interbedded between biocalcarenites and a rudist-rich unit
Environment:perireef or subreef
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:peel or thin section,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:64081
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-08-31 05:07:47 Last modified:2011-09-12 05:52:44
Access level:the public Released:2006-08-31 05:07:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

18494. E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse. 1998. Les scléractiniaires du Barrémien-Aptien inférieur de Provence (SE de la France) [The Barremian-Early Aptian Scleractinia from Provence (SE France)]. Géobios 31(6):725-766 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

28750 J. P. Masse and E. Morycowa. 1994. Les scleractiniaires hydnophoroides du Cretace inferieur (Barremien-Aptien inferieur) de Provence (S.E. de la France), systematique, stratigraphie et paleobiogeographie [Early Cretaceous (Barremian-Early Aptian) hydnophoroid Scleractinia from Provence (S.E. France), systematic paleontology, stratigraphy and paleobiogeography]. Geobios 27(4):433-448 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]
37558 E. Morycowa and J. P. Masse. 2009. Lower Cretaceous Microsolenina (Scleractinia) from Provence (southern France). Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 79:97-140 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]