Chalk quarry, Mont Aimé (Paleocene of France)

Where: France (48.9° N, 4.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.2° N, 2.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, red, sandy marl

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: G. Bignot, G. Termier, and H. Termier. 1987. Présence d'ophiures de petite taille dans le Paléocène (Danien probable) du Mont Aimé (Marne, bassin Parisien). Revue de Micropaléontologie 30(1):3-12 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 138222: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 07.01.2013

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Taxonomic list

Ophiuroidea
 Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae
Bibophiura operculifera n. sp. Bignot et al. 1987 brittle star