Where: France (49.9° N, 1.1° E: paleocoordinates 39.9° N, 3.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Coniacian to Late/Upper Coniacian (89.3 - 83.5 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; poorly lithified wackestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), mechanical, sieve,
Primary reference: G. Breton. 1992. Les Goniasteridae (Asteroidea, Echinodermata) jurassiques et crétacés de France. Taphonomie, systématique, biostratigraphie, paléobiogéographie, évolution. Bulletin trimestriel de la Société géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre, numéro hors série 78:1-590 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 59675: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 07.04.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Asteroidea | |
Astropectinidae indet. Gray 1840 sea star
Lophidiaster ornatus Spencer 1913 sea star | |
"Aspidaster bulbiferus" = Manfredaster bulbiferus, Hadranderaster simplex
"Aspidaster bulbiferus" = Manfredaster bulbiferus Forbes 1848 sea star
Hadranderaster simplex Geinitz 1871 sea star | |
Arthraster cristatus Spencer 1907 sea star | |
Pycinaster angustatus Forbes 1848 sea star | |
Crateraster quinqueloba, Metopaster uncatus, Metopaster parkinsoni, Metopaster hunteri, Ophryaster oligoplax, Caletaster girardi, Nymphaster humilis, Nymphaster ornatus
Crateraster quinqueloba Goldfuss 1833 sea star
Metopaster uncatus Forbes 1848 sea star
Metopaster parkinsoni Forbes 1848 sea star
Metopaster hunteri Forbes 1848 sea star
Ophryaster oligoplax Sladen 1891 sea star
Caletaster girardi Breton 1978 sea star
Nymphaster humilis Schulz and Weitschat 1975 sea star
Nymphaster ornatus Schulz and Weitschat 1975 sea star | |
Valettaster argus Spencer 1907 sea star
Valettaster ocellatus Forbes 1848 sea star |