Barzan: Middle Campanian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae
Rhombodus carentonensis Vullo 2005
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes
Squatirhina lonzeensis Casier 1947
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos echavei Cappetta and Corral 1999
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus cf. rugosus (Agassiz 1839)
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina cf. hassei Leriche 1929
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Plicatoscyllium cf. globidens (Cappetta and Case 1975)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias adnetli
Carcharias latus (Davis 1890)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Protolamna borodini (Cappetta and Case 1975)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Paranomotodon sp. Herman 1975
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz 1843)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudocoracidae
Pseudocorax laevis (Leriche 1906)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Cretolamna sp. Glikman 1958
Cretolamna appendiculata (Agassiz 1835)
recombined as Cretalamna appendiculata
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus elongatus (Davis 1887)
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus girardoti Herman 1977
see common names

Geography
Country:France County:Charente-Maritime
Coordinates: 45.6° North, 1.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.6° North, 0.8° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Campanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 7
Key time interval:Middle Campanian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: biozone CIV and lower part of biozone CV;
Pachydiscus oldhami - Nostoceras (Bostrychoceras) polyplocum - Hoplitoplacenticeras marroti -
Placenticeras bidorsatum ammonites zones
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: CIVa: grey chalky limestones with silified beds CIVb: grey marly chalk with silifications, glauconite, green burrows, silificied beds and oyster lumachelles CV: white chalky marly limestones
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Le Pilou cliff
Database number:61353
Authorizer:J. Kriwet Enterer:W. Glaeser
Modifier:W. Glaeser Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-06-06 06:25:48 Last modified:2006-06-09 09:41:24
Access level:the public Released:2006-06-06 06:25:48
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
17575. R. Vullo. 2005. Selachians from the type Campanian area (Late Cretaceous), Charentes , western France. Cretaceous Research 26(4):1-24 [J. Kriwet/J. Kriwet/W. Glaeser]