Where: France (49.9° N, 1.0° E: paleocoordinates 40.0° N, 3.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Santonian (85.8 - 83.5 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; poorly lithified wackestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: coprolite
Collection methods: mechanical,
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 59610: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 05.04.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Asteroidea | |
Crateraster quinqueloba Goldfuss 1833 sea star |