Van Damme quarry, Ciply (phosphatic chalk) (Cretaceous of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (50.4° N, 3.9° E: paleocoordinates 43.0° N, 3.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Belemnella obtusa other zone, Ciply-Malogne Phosphatic Chalk Formation, Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, phosphatic chalk

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by E. Simon

• Repository: Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique

Primary reference: E. W. A. Mulder, D. Cornelissen, and L. Verding. 2004. Is Mosasaurus lemonnieri a juvenile Mosasaurus hoffmanni? A discussion. 62-66 [M. Uhen/C. Ruken]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 170076: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 13.06.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Crania antiqua Defrance 1818
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Cretirhynchia tenuicostata" = Woodwardirhynchia tenuicostata
"Cretirhynchia tenuicostata" = Woodwardirhynchia tenuicostata Von Hanstein 1879
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Cretirhynchia sp., "Cyclothyris elegans" = Septatoechia elegans
Cretirhynchia sp. Pettitt 1950
"Cyclothyris elegans" = Septatoechia elegans Von Hanstein 1879
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
"Cretirhynchia limbata" = Homaletarhynchia limbata
"Cretirhynchia limbata" = Homaletarhynchia limbata Schlotheim 1813
 Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Trigonosemus palissii Woodward 1854
 Terebratulida - Mosaethyrididae
 Terebratulida - Gibbithyrididae
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Neoliothyrina fittoni Hagenow 1842
Neoliothyrina obesa Sahni 1925
Rectithyris ciplyensis Von Hanstein 1879