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Charnay , Villefranche quarry, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 45.89,4.67 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Villefranche quarry, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Charnay (Humphriesianum zone) | Rulleau L. (2008) | "limestone" | 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||
Charnay (Late Toarcian) | Rulleau L. (2008) | "limestone" | 180.1 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cenoceras foordi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Cenoceras : Cenoceras foordi | 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Cenoceras obesum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Cenoceratidae : Cenoceras : Cenoceras obesum | 171.6 - 168.4 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Cenoceras toarcense species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Cenoceratidae : Cenoceras : Cenoceras toarcense | 180.1 - 175.6 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Rulleau L. (2008) , Les Nautiles du Lias et du Dogger de la Région Lyonnaise, 1-149 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!