Miretrain Quarry - Sample C3 (Eocene of France)

Where: France (43.7° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.8° N, 4.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: NP16 foram zone, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: No named lithostratigraphic units. AGE: Lower Bartonian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From middle part of section, in sample C3.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep-water; pebbly mudstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Presumably in bathyal depths.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Pebbly mudstone. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), sieve,

• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.

Primary reference: M. Roux, B. Cahuzac, and K. Sztrakos. 2006. Les paléoenvironnements éocènes à crinoïdes pédonculés des marnes de Miretrain (Angoumé, SW France): interprétations paléobathymétriques. Compte Rendus Geoscience 338:262-271 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161927: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 16.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to crinoids. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature; only genus-level identifications.
Crinoidea
 Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae
"Conocrinus sp." = Conocrinus, "Tormocrinus sp." = Conocrinus
"Conocrinus sp." = Conocrinus Orbigny 1850 Feather star
"Tormocrinus sp." = Conocrinus Orbigny 1850 Feather star
 Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae
Cainocrinus sp. Forbes 1852 Sea lily
 Isocrinida - Isselicrinidae
Isselicrinus sp. Roverto 1914 Sea lily