Cherves-de-Cognac, levels 32–37 (Cretaceous to of France)

Also known as Champblanc Quarry

Where: Poitou-Charentes, France (45.8° N, 0.3° W: paleocoordinates 36.6° N, 9.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Berriasian to Early/Lower Berriasian (145.0 - 140.2 Ma)

• in the "High Fossiliferous Zone" (HFZ) = levels 32-37

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine deltaic; lithology not reported

• storm or flood deposit
• includes hummocky cross-stratification

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected in 2001-

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: J.-M. Mazin and J.-P. Billon-Bruyat. 2002. Le gisement paléontologique de Cherves-de-Cognac [The paleontological locality of Cherves-de-Cognac]. Pour La Science 293:30-31 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 61930: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 07.07.2006, edited by Pete Wagner and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Saurischia - Camarasauridae
Camarasauridae indet. Cope 1877 camarasaurid
 Ornithischia -
Stegosauria indet.1 Marsh 1877 ornithischian
Iguanodontia indet.2 ornithopod
 Ornithischia - Heterodontosauridae
Heterodontosauridae indet.2 Romer 1966 heterodontosaurid
 Theropoda -
 Theropoda - Archaeopterygidae
Archaeopterygidae indet.2 Huxley 1871 avialan
CHVm03.514 (tooth)
 Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae
Nuthetes sp.3 Owen 1854 maniraptoran
 Pterosauria -
Pterodactyloidea indet.2 Plieninger 1901 pterosaur
 Loricata - Atoposauridae
Theriosuchus sp.3 Owen 1878 crocodilian
 Loricata - Goniopholididae
Goniopholis sp. Owen 1842 crocodilian
 Loricata - Pholidosauridae
Pholidosaurus "Cherves-de-Cognac sp."6 Meyer 1841 crocodilian
Two skulls (including CHE03.100) kept at the Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (Martin and Buffetaut 2012)
 Loricata -
Bernissartia fagesii3 Dollo 1883 crocodilian
 Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae
Sphenodontidae indet.2 Cope 1871 lepidosaur
 Testudinata - Helochelydridae
"cf. Tretosternum sp." = Tretosternon3
"cf. Tretosternum sp." = Tretosternon3 Owen 1842 turtle
 Squamata -
Squamata indet.2 squamates
Mammalia
 Theriamorpha - Dryolestidae
Dryolestidae indet.2 Marsh 1879 mammal
 Theriamorpha - Spalacotheriidae
Spalacotherium evansae3 Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 2000 mammal
 Allotheria -
Multituberculata indet.2 Cope 1884 multituberculate
 Eutriconodonta - Triconodontidae
Triconodon sp.3 Owen 1859 mammal
Amphibia
 Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae
Albanerpetontidae indet.2 Fox and Naylor 1982 tetrapod
Actinopteri
 Semionotiformes - Semionotidae
Semionotidae indet.3 Woodward 1890
 Lepisosteiformes -
Scheenstia mantelli4 Agassiz 1833 gar
tooth morphotype 1
 Amiiformes - Caturidae
Caturidae indet.3 Owen 1860 bowfin
Caturus sp.4 Agassiz 1834 bowfin
tooth morphotype 3
 Holostei -
Pycnodontoidea indet.4
tooth morphotype 11
 Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Belonostomus sp.4 Agassiz 1834
tooth morphotype 4
 Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae
 Ichthyodectiformes -
Thrissops sp.4 Agassiz 1833
tooth morphotype 5
 Neopterygii -
? Pycnodontiformes indet.4 Berg 1937
tooth morphotype 2
Pycnodontiformes indet.4 Berg 1937
tooth morphotype 8
 Pycnodontiformes - Gyrodontidae
Gyrodus sp.4 Agassiz 1833
tooth morphotype 6
 Pycnodontiformes -
cf. Arcodonichthys sp.4 Poyato-Ariza and Bermúdez-Rochas 2007
tooth morphotype 7
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodontidae "indet. 10"4 Agassiz 1833
tooth morphotype 10
Pycnodontidae "indet. 9"4 Agassiz 1833
Chondrichthyes
 Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Lonchidiidae indet.3 Herman 1977 elasmobranch
Parvodus celsucuspus n. sp.5 Rees et al. 2013 elasmobranch
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Belemnobatis variabilis5 Underwood and Rees 2002 guitarfish
19 teeth and 33 dermal denticles [horizons C32, C33]