Cadeuil subunit B1, horizon B1a: Early/Lower Cenomanian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
cf. Protocalianassa sp.
Orbitolinidae
Orbitolina conica
Orbitolina concava (Lamarck 1816)
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia indet. Haeckel 1866
"Rhizangiidae ou Oculinidae?"
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Ellipsosmilia cornucopia
spelled with current rank as Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Harpagodes incerta (d'Orbigny 1842)
synonym of Harpagodes nodosus
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Ptygmatis aff. requieniana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ceratostreon flabellatum (Goldfuss 1833)
Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum (Lamarck 1801)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Rastellum carinatum (Lamarck 1806)
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Ichthyosarcolitidae
Ichthyosarcolites triangularis Desmarest 1822
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Praeradiolites fleuriaui
Sphaerulites foliaceus Lamarck 1819
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium cf. productum (Sowerby 1832)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Cyclothyris compressa (Valenciennes 1819)
Cyclothyris difformis (Valenciennes 1819)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae
Terebratula biplicata Sowerby 1812
recombined as Nucleatina biplicata
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Gemmarcula menardi (Lamarck 1819)
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Eleidae
Meliceritites sp. (Sepkoski 1902)
synonym of Meliceritites
Thecostraca
Cirripedia indet. Rafinesque 1816
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Pentacrinus cenomanensis d'Orbigny 1850
recombined as Isocrinus cenomanensis
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Histocidaridae
Poriocidaris cenomanensis
Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Goniopygus menardi (Desmarest in Defrance 1925)
Echinoidea - Holectypoida
Echinogalerus rostratus
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Nucleopygus similis (d'Orbigny 1856)
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Phymosoma cenomanense
Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Astropectinidae indet. Gray 1840
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Caletaster romani Breton 1988
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Tribodus morlati (Landemaine 1991)
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes
Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi (Thurmond 1971)
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax sp. Whitley 1939
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Scapanorhynchus minimus Landemaine 1991
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Haimirichiidae
Carcharias amonensis (Cappetta and Case 1975)
recombined as Haimirichia amonensis
Reptilia - Squamata
Squamata informal indet. A Oppel 1811
Vullo et al. 2011 1 specimen
MA CDL 1
Reptilia
Ophidiomorpha indet. Palci and Caldwell 2007
Vullo et al. 2011 1 specimen
synonym of Mosasauria
MA CDL 2
Reptilia - Simoliophiidae
Simoliophis rochebrunei Sauvage 1880
Reptilia - Crocodyliformes
Crocodylia indet. (Owen 1842)
    = Crocodyliformes indet. Hay 1930
Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2016
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes
Pycnodontiformes indet. Berg 1937
see common names

Geography
Country:France State/province:Poitou-Charentes County:Charente-Maritime
Coordinates: 45.8° North, 1.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.5° North, 1.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Cenomanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Cenomanian
Age range of interval:99.60000 - 93.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Local section:B1 Local bed:B1a
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: "Cénomanien basal"
30 - 40 cm bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified carbonaceous siltstone
Lithology description: "falun meuble, épais de 30 à 40 cm... La fraction fine est surtout composée de silt calcaire issue du fractionnement des huîtres et des orbitolines, et dans une moindre mesure de sables fins"
Environment:perireef or subreef
Geology comments: "infralittoral d'arrière-récif"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:73863
Authorizer:J. Alroy, P. Mannion, M. Carrano Enterer:J. Alroy, M. Carrano, P. Mannion
Modifier:R. Butler Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-07-07 21:35:08 Last modified:2016-03-01 10:15:59
Access level:the public Released:2007-07-07 21:35:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

24782. R. Vullo, D. Néraudeau, and B. Videt. 2003. Un faciès de type falun dans le Cénomanien basal de Charente-Maritime (France). Annales de Paléontologie 89(3):171-189 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

58205 D. Neraudeau, V. Perrichot, J.-P. Colin, V. Girard, B. Gomez, F. Guillocheau, E. Masure, D. Peyrot, F. Tostain, B. Videt, and R. Vullo. 2008. A new amber deposit from the Cretaceous (uppermost Albian-lowermost Cenomanian) of southwestern France. Cretaceous Research 29:925-929 [P. Barrett/T. Cleary]
76284 E. Puértolas-Pascual, A. Blanco, C. A. Brochu and J. I. Canudo. 2016. Review of the Late Cretaceous-early Paleogene crocodylomorphs of Europe: Extinction patterns across the K-PG boundary. Cretaceous Research 57:565-590 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
36357ETE R. Vullo, J.-C. Rage, and D. Neraudeau. 2011. Anuran and squamate remains from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Charentes, western France. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(2):279-291 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]