Where: France (44.2° N, 3.2° E: paleocoordinates 34.1° N, 13.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Calcaires à Stipites Formation, Middle Bathonian (167.7 - 164.7 Ma)
• The Calcaires à stipites is located underneath the Dolomies ruiniformes layer and above a regional unconformities which lies atop of shallow water marine limestones
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lacustrine; calcareous lignite and calcareous claystone
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
Preservation: mold/impression, original carbon, original sporopollenin
Collection methods: bulk, chemical, mechanical,
Primary reference: M. Philippe, F. Thevenard, G. Barale, S. Ferry, and G. Guignard. 1998. Middle Bathonian floras and phytocoenoses of France. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 143:135-158 [C. Looy/F. Verbruggen/F. Verbruggen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 31317: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Frederike Verbruggen on 07.05.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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•The megaflora data comes partly from Saporta (1873 and 1891), Maubeuge (1949), Gérard (1936), Nickles (1907), Lemoigne (1968) and new data by authors.
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Abietinaepollenites microalatus, Crassopollis torosus, Cryptomeriapollenites sp., Excesipollenites sp., Vitreiporites pallidus, Cyathiidites australis, Cyathiidites minor, Densoispora perinatus, Ischiosporites variegatus, Lycopodiumcidites cerniidites
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Phlebopteris dunkeri part of megaflora (Saporta 1873 described sterile and fertile pinnules of Microdictyon rutenicum, according to Philippe et al. this belongs to Phlebopteris dunkeri)
Phlebopteris sp. Brongniart 1836 part of megaflora (described by Saporta (1891) as Laccopteris fabrei and Microdictyon woodwardianum, but according to Philippe et al. this belongs to Phlebopteris sp.)
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Pteridopsida | |
Todisporites minor, Todisporites major, Monolites sp., Matonisporites equiexinus, Matonisporites phlebopteroides, Marattisporites scabratus, Osmundacidites wellmanii
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Staplinisporites | |
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Angiospermae | |
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Pinopsida | |
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Alisporites | |
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Prototaxodioxylon | |
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Cerebropollenites mesozoicus | |
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Perinopollenites elatoides | |
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Equisetopsida | |
Araucariacites australis, Agathoxylon desnoyersii, Brachyphyllum crucis, Brachyphyllum cf. trautii, Pagiophyllum araucarinum, Pagiophyllum maculosum
Agathoxylon desnoyersii part of megaflora (described by Lemoigne (1968) as Brachyphyllum desnoyersii, but according to Philippe et al. this belongs to Agathoxylon desnoyersii)
Brachyphyllum crucis part of megaflora; most frequently observed conifer. (described by Philippe et al.)
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"Spheripollenites subgranulatus" = Sphaeripollenites, "Spheripollenites scabratus" = Sphaeripollenites
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Cycadopsida | |
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Sphenopsida | |
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Protopodocarpoxylon | |
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Lycopodiopsida | |
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Cycadites | |
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