Cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)

The Cenomanian ammonites of the Helvetic Domain (French-Swiss Western Alps) are revised and illustrated for the first time since the middle of the 19th century. The faunas occur in remarkable condensed hemipelagic glauconite-rich biomicrites that also contain planktic foraminifera and small stromato...

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Main Authors: Delamette, M, Kennedy, W
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1991
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description The Cenomanian ammonites of the Helvetic Domain (French-Swiss Western Alps) are revised and illustrated for the first time since the middle of the 19th century. The faunas occur in remarkable condensed hemipelagic glauconite-rich biomicrites that also contain planktic foraminifera and small stromatolites. Thirty-three ammonite species referred to 15 genera are described; the assemblage extends from the lower part of the Lower Cenomanian Mantelliceras mantelli Zone (Neostlingoceras carcitanense Subzone) to the lower part of the Middle Cenomanian Acanthoceras rhotomagense Zone (Turrilites costatus Subzone). The assemblage comprises 57% trachyostracous forms, 41% heteromorphs of the standard NW European sequence, and 2% leiostracous forms, which inhabited an external shelf biome. The biogeographic affinity of this fauna is essentially cosmopolitan (69%), but 31% of the specimens belong to the European Boreal biota, with no Tethyan taxa. -Authors
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spelling oxford-uuid:3dccb787-eea6-4389-821a-f1081d14c4a02022-03-26T14:21:42ZCenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3dccb787-eea6-4389-821a-f1081d14c4a0EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1991Delamette, MKennedy, WThe Cenomanian ammonites of the Helvetic Domain (French-Swiss Western Alps) are revised and illustrated for the first time since the middle of the 19th century. The faunas occur in remarkable condensed hemipelagic glauconite-rich biomicrites that also contain planktic foraminifera and small stromatolites. Thirty-three ammonite species referred to 15 genera are described; the assemblage extends from the lower part of the Lower Cenomanian Mantelliceras mantelli Zone (Neostlingoceras carcitanense Subzone) to the lower part of the Middle Cenomanian Acanthoceras rhotomagense Zone (Turrilites costatus Subzone). The assemblage comprises 57% trachyostracous forms, 41% heteromorphs of the standard NW European sequence, and 2% leiostracous forms, which inhabited an external shelf biome. The biogeographic affinity of this fauna is essentially cosmopolitan (69%), but 31% of the specimens belong to the European Boreal biota, with no Tethyan taxa. -Authors
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Cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)
title Cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)
title_full Cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)
title_fullStr Cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)
title_full_unstemmed Cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)
title_short Cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the Helvetic domain (western Alps, France and Switzerland)
title_sort cenomanian ammonites from the condensed deposits of the helvetic domain western alps france and switzerland
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