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La Ribochère, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 47.735,0.65 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrières de la Ribochère, Couture (MNHN collection, zone B) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | Couche a Ostrea auricularis, middle part of the Craie de Villedieu. Zone B of de Grossouvre (1901) and bed 4 of Kennedy (1984). | grainstone | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| La Ribochère (FSR collection, serratomarginatus zone) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | "limestone" | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Carrières de la Ribochère, Couture (Angers collection) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | From the "Calcaires durs de la partie inférieure de la Craie de Villedieu" (hard limestone from the lower part of the Villedieu chalk). | grainstone | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Carrières de la Ribochère, Couture (Le Mesle collection) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | From the "Calcaires durs de la partie inférieure de la Craie de Villedieu" (hard limestone from the lower part of the Villedieu chalk). | grainstone | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Carrières de la Ribochère, Couture (MNHN collection) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | From the "Calcaires durs de la partie inférieure de la Craie de Villedieu" (hard limestone from the lower part of the Villedieu chalk). | grainstone | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Carrières de la Ribochère, Couture (Sorbonne collection) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | Cannot be dated precisely | grainstone | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| La Ribochère (FSR collection) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | "limestone" | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| La Ribochère, Couture (EMP collection) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | From the "Calcaires durs de la partie inférieure de la Craie de Villedieu" (hard limestone from the lower part of the Villedieu chalk). | grainstone | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| La Ribochère, Couture (FSM collection) | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | From the "Calcaires durs de la partie inférieure de la Craie de Villedieu" (hard limestone from the lower part of the Villedieu chalk). | grainstone | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| La Ribochère, Villedieu-le-Château | Kennedy W. J. (1984) | Craie de Villedieu | From the "Calcaires durs de la base de la Craie de Villedieu" (hard limestone at the base of the Villedieu chalk). Cannot be precisely dated and may be from the petrocoriensis, tridorsatum, or margae zones. | "limestone" | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Kennedy W. J. (1984) Systematic palaeontology and stratigraphic distribution of the ammonite faunas of the French Coniacian, Special Papers in Palaeontology 31, 1-160 |
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!
