PBDB Collection

Font-de-Benon quarry, Archingeay-Les Nouillers (Cretaceous of France)

Where: Poitou-Charentes, France (45.9° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 34.7° N, 1.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• "Cénomanien basal"; from subunits B1c1-3 and B1c1-4

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; sandy limestone and lithified, white limestone

• "infralittoral proximal"

• "sables calcaires à tendance lumachellique... de couleur blanche ou beige" (B1c1-3) and "faciès blanc plus cimenté... d’aspect non coquillier, mais plutôt grenu"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 73862: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 07.07.2007, edited by Matthew Carrano, Matthew Clapham and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "gisement numéro 21 de Néraudeau et Moreau (1989)"

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unclassified
-	cf. Protocalianassa sp. cf. Protocalianassa sp.
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	"Harpagodes incerta" = Harpagodes nodosus "Harpagodes incerta" = Harpagodes nodosus Sowerby 1823 snail
Heterostrophia -	Ptygmatis aff. requieniana Ptygmatis aff. requieniana snail
Bivalvia
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Rastellum carinatum Rastellum carinatum Lamarck 1806 oyster
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Ceratostreon flabellatum, Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum Lamarck 1801 oyster
Hippuritida - Radiolitidae	Praeradiolites fleuriaui, Sphaerulites foliaceus Praeradiolites fleuriaui rudist Sphaerulites foliaceus Lamarck 1819 rudist
Hippuritida - Ichthyosarcolitidae	Ichthyosarcolites triangularis Ichthyosarcolites triangularis Desmarest 1822 rudist
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Granocardium cf. productum Granocardium cf. productum Sowerby 1832 cockle
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Cyclothyris compressa Cyclothyris compressa Valenciennes 1819
Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae	"Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata "Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata Sowerby 1812
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Eleidae	Meliceritites sp. Meliceritites sp.
Mammalia
Theriamorpha -	Arcantiodelphys marchandi n. gen. n. sp.³ Arcantiodelphys marchandi n. gen. n. sp.³ Vullo and Gheerbrant 2009 metatherian
Reptilia
Squamata -	Squamata "indet. B"⁸ Squamata "indet. B"⁸ squamates MA FDB 7
Ophidia -	Ophidia "indet. A"⁸, Ophidia "indet. B"⁸ Ophidia "indet. A"⁸ snake MA FDB 4, FDB 5 Ophidia "indet. B"⁸ snake MA FDB 6
Squamata - Simoliophiidae	Simoliophis rochebrunei Simoliophis rochebrunei Sauvage 1880 snake
Loricata -	Crocodyliformes indet.¹ Crocodyliformes indet.¹ crocodilian
Theropoda - Troodontidae	Troodontidae indet.⁷ Troodontidae indet.⁷ Gilmore 1924 maniraptoran MA FBN 1, MA FDB 8, 9
Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae	Dromaeosauridae indet.⁷ Dromaeosauridae indet.⁷ Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran "unnumbered tooth fragments"
Saurischia -	? Sauropoda indet.⁶ ? Sauropoda indet.⁶ Marsh 1878 sauropod MA FDB 10
Pterosauria - Ornithocheiridae	Ornithocheiridae indet.⁵ Ornithocheiridae indet.⁵ pterosaur MA FDB 2
Amphibia
Salientia -	Anura indet.⁴ Anura indet.⁴ frog MA FDB 3
Actinopteri
Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae	? Stephanodus sp. ? Stephanodus sp. Zittel 1883
Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae	Protosphyraena sp. Protosphyraena sp. Leidy 1857
Neopterygii -	Pycnodontiformes indet. Pycnodontiformes indet. Berg 1937
Chondrichthyes
Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae	Ptychotrygonoides pouiti, Ptychotrygon sp. Ptychotrygonoides pouiti Landemaine 1991 ray Ptychotrygon sp. Jaekel 1894 ray
Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae	Onchopristis dunklei, ? Micropristis sp. Onchopristis dunklei McNulty and Slaughter 1962 ray ? Micropristis sp. Cappetta 1980 ray
Rajiformes -	Archingeayia sistaci n. gen. n. sp.², Turoniabatis cappettai, Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi, Hamrabatis bernardezi² Archingeayia sistaci n. gen. n. sp.² Vullo et al. 2007 ray Turoniabatis cappettai Landemaine 1991 guitarfish Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi Thurmond 1971 guitarfish Hamrabatis bernardezi² Vullo et al. 2007 ray
Lamniformes - Odontaspididae	"Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus" = Eostriatolamia tenuiplicatus² "Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus" = Eostriatolamia tenuiplicatus² Cappetta and Case 1975 sand tiger shark
Lamniformes - Haimirichiidae	"Carcharias amonensis" = Haimirichia amonensis "Carcharias amonensis" = Haimirichia amonensis Cappetta and Case 1975 mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae	Cretodus semiplicatus² Cretodus semiplicatus² Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Scapanorhynchus minimus Scapanorhynchus minimus Landemaine 1991 goblin shark
Lamniformes - Anacoracidae	Squalicorax sp. Squalicorax sp. Whitley 1939 crow shark
Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae	Almascyllium sp.², Chiloscyllium sp.² Almascyllium sp.² Cappetta 1980 carpet shark Chiloscyllium sp.² Müller and Henle 1837 carpet shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	Cantioscyllium sp.² Cantioscyllium sp.² Woodward 1889 nurse shark
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Protoscyliorhinus magnus² Protoscyliorhinus magnus² Landemaine 1991 cat shark
Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae	Hybodus sp., Tribodus morlati Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch Tribodus morlati Landemaine 1991 elasmobranch
Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae	Polyacrodus sp.² Polyacrodus sp.² Jaekel 1889 elasmobranch
Asteroidea
Paxillosida - Astropectinidae	Astropectinidae indet. Astropectinidae indet. Gray 1840 sea star
Valvatida - Goniasteridae	Spenceraster rugosus, Comptonia sp., Caletaster romani Spenceraster rugosus Spencer 1907 sea star Comptonia sp. Gray 1840 sea star Caletaster romani Breton 1988 sea star
Echinoidea
Irregularia - Archiaciidae	Archiacia santonensis, Archiacia gigantea Archiacia santonensis sea urchin Archiacia gigantea sea urchin
Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae	Nucleopygus similis, Catopygus colombarius Nucleopygus similis d'Orbigny 1856 sea urchin Catopygus colombarius sea urchin
Irregularia - Clypeidae	Pygurus lampas Pygurus lampas de la Beche 1833 sea urchin
Irregularia - Pygasteridae	Pygaster truncatus Pygaster truncatus sea urchin
Holectypoida - Anorthopygidae	Anorthopygus orbicularis Anorthopygus orbicularis de Grateloup 1836 sea urchin
Holectypoida -	Echinogalerus rostratus Echinogalerus rostratus sea urchin
Holectypoida - Holectypidae	Coptodiscus mengaudi, Coenholectypus excisus Coptodiscus mengaudi sea urchin Coenholectypus excisus Desor 1847 sea urchin
Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae	Periaster undulatus Periaster undulatus heart urchin
Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae	Hyposalenia acanthoides Hyposalenia acanthoides sea urchin
Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae	Tetragramma variolare Tetragramma variolare Brongniart 1822 sea urchin
Arbacioida - Arbaciidae	Goniopygus menardi Goniopygus menardi Desmarest in Defrance 1925 sea urchin
Cidaroida - Histocidaridae	Poriocidaris cenomanensis Poriocidaris cenomanensis pencil urchin
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	"Ellipsosmilia cornucopia" = Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia) "Ellipsosmilia cornucopia" = Trochosmilia (Ellipsosmilia) stony coral
Foraminifera
Orbitolinacea - Orbitolinidae	Orbitolina conica, Orbitolina concava Orbitolina conica Orbitolina concava Lamarck 1816

¹Puértolas-Pascual et al. 2016; ²Vullo et al. 2007; ³Vullo and Gheerbrant 2009; ⁴Vullo and Néraudeau 2008; ⁵Vullo and Neraudeau 2009; ⁶Vullo and Néraudeau 2010; ⁷Vullo et al. 2007; ⁸Vullo et al. 2011