Arberroz conglomerate, Ramble, massif du Haut-Giffre, Haute-Savoie: Early/Lower Albian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
16 specimens
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Desmoceras latidorsatum (Michelin 1838)
1 specimen
recombined as Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae
Lyelliceras huberianum
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Leymeriellidae
Leymeriella ex gr. tardefurcata (Leymerie 1841)
2 specimens
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Hypacanthoplites ex gr. milletianus (d'Orbigny 1841)
2 specimens
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801
5 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Cyclothyris deluci
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Praelongithyris rogeri
2 specimens
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster minimus
2 specimens
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
Hyposalenia studeri
1 specimen
unclassified
Gastrochaenolites sp. Leymerie 1842
6 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:France
Coordinates: 46.1° North, 6.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.9° North, 12.7° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Altitude:1800 meters
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Early/Lower Albian Ammonoid zone: Leymeriella tardefurcata
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 109.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Grès verts helvétiques Member:couches des verds
Local section:Ramble Local bed:Conglomérat d'Arberroz
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: 30 cm
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:phosphatic,flat-pebble lithified sandy conglomerate
Secondary lithology:phosphatic lithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Abundance in sediment:abundant
Temporal resolution:condensed
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:58123
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-01-22 08:50:53 Last modified:2019-02-22 10:53:42
Access level:the public Released:2006-01-22 08:50:53
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

15196.1% M. Delamette, J. Charollais, D. Decrouez and M. Caron. 1997. Les grès verts helvétiques (Aptien moyen-Albien supérieur) de Haute-Savoie, Valais et Vaud (Alpes occidentales franco-suisses). Publications du Département de Géologie et Paléontologie. Section des Sciences de la Terre 23:1-400 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]