Vauban cliff, Fouras Peninsula (B2ms) (Cretaceous of France)

Also known as Fouras-Vauban

Where: Poitou-Charentes, France (46.0° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.8° N, 1.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• Subunit B2ms, upper part

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: paralic; lenticular, sandy claystone

• detrital paralic environment
• "sandy-clayey lens"

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: R. Vullo, D. Néraudeau, R. Allain and H. Cappetta. 2005. Un nouveau gisement à microrestes de vertébrés continentaux et littoraux dans le Cénomanien inférieur de Fouras (Charente-Maritime, Sud-Ouest de la France) [A new continental and coastal vertebrate locality in the Early Cenomanian of Fouras (Charente-Maritime, southwestern France]. Comptes Rendus Palevol 4(1-2):95-107 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 77232: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 04.01.2008, edited by Jonathan Tennant, Matthew Clapham, Philip Mannion and Patricia Holroyd

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Hambrabatis sp.
Reptilia
 Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet.
Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869 hadrosaurid
basal hadrosaurid
 Ornithischia -
Iguanodontoidea indet.5
Iguanodontoidea indet.5 Hay 1902 ornithopod
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
? Dromaeosauridae indet.5
? Dromaeosauridae indet.5 Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran
 Theropoda - Carcharodontosauridae
? Carcharodontosauridae indet.5
? Carcharodontosauridae indet.5 Stromer 1931 allosauroid
 Saurischia -
Macronaria indet.2
Macronaria indet.2 Sereno 1997 sauropod
MTA FVA 1
 Pterosauria - Ornithocheiridae
Ornithocheiridae indet.
Ornithocheiridae indet. pterosaur
MA FVA 2
 Loricata -
Crocodyliformes indet.3, cf. Bernissartia sp.
Crocodyliformes indet.3 crocodilian
similar to Hamadasuchus
cf. Bernissartia sp. Dollo 1883 crocodilian
tooth
 Plesiosauria -
Plesiosauria indet.
Plesiosauria indet. plesiosaur
tooth
 Squamata - Simoliophiidae
Simoliophis rochebrunei
Simoliophis rochebrunei Sauvage 1880 snake
MA FVA 4, vertebra
 Squamata -
Scincoidea indet.6
Scincoidea indet.6 Oppel 1811 squamates
 Testudinata -
Testudinata indet.
Testudinata indet. Oppel 1811 turtle
1-2 unidentified forms
 Testudinata - Helochelydridae
Helochelys danubina1
Helochelys danubina1 von Meyer 1854 turtle
Shell fragments
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus cretaceus
Actinopteri
 Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus sp.
Enchodus sp. Agassiz 1835
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Coelodus sp.
Coelodus sp. Haeckel
Chondrichthyes
 Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Sclerorhynchidae indet., Onchopristis dunklei
Sclerorhynchidae indet. Capetta 1974 ray
Onchopristis dunklei McNulty and Slaughter 1962 ray
 Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae
Ptychotrygonoides pouiti, Ptychotrygon sp.
Ptychotrygonoides pouiti Landemaine 1991 ray
Ptychotrygon sp. Jaekel 1894 ray
"spp."
 Rajiformes -
Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi, Turoniabatis cappettai
Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi Thurmond 1971 guitarfish
Turoniabatis cappettai Landemaine 1991 guitarfish
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
"Rhinobatos" sp.
"Rhinobatos" sp. Link 1790 guitarfish
 Rajiformes -
Hamrabatis bernardezi n. gen. n. sp.4
Hamrabatis bernardezi n. gen. n. sp.4 Vullo et al. 2007 ray
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Protoscyliorhinus magnus4
Protoscyliorhinus magnus4 Landemaine 1991 cat shark
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Chiloscyllium sp.
Chiloscyllium sp. Müller and Henle 1837 carpet shark
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Cantioscyllium cf. decipiens
Cantioscyllium cf. decipiens Woodward 1889 nurse shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus" = Eostriatolamia tenuiplicatus
"Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus" = Eostriatolamia tenuiplicatus Cappetta and Case 1975 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Scapanorhynchus minimus
Scapanorhynchus minimus Landemaine 1991 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Haimirichiidae
"Carcharias amonensis" = Haimirichia amonensis
"Carcharias amonensis" = Haimirichia amonensis Cappetta and Case 1975 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Archaeolamnidae
Archaeolamna sp.
Archaeolamna sp. Siverson 1992 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax sp.
Squalicorax sp. Whitley 1939 crow shark
 Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Cretodus semiplicatus, "Protolamna compressidens" = Pseudoscapanorhynchus compressidens4, Protolamna sp.
Cretodus semiplicatus Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
"Protolamna compressidens" = Pseudoscapanorhynchus compressidens4 Herman 1977 mackerel shark
Protolamna sp. Cappetta 1980 mackerel shark
 Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Hybodus sp., Tribodus morlati
Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch
Tribodus morlati Landemaine 1991 elasmobranch
 Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae
Polyacrodus maiseyi
Polyacrodus maiseyi Landemaine 1991 elasmobranch
1Joyce 2017; 2Mannion et al. 2013; 3Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2016; 4Vullo et al. 2007; 5Vullo et al. 2007; 6Vullo et al. 2011