Original paper
Parapassaloteuthis francoizbreutae, a new belemnite species from the Bifrons Chronozone (Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) of NW France
Weis, Robert; Mariotti, Nino
Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen Band 288 Heft 3 (2018), p. 243 - 250
published: Jun 1, 2018
published online: Jul 5, 2018
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Abstract
A new belemnite species, Parapassaloteuthis francoizbreutae n. sp., is described from lower Toarcian beds (Bifrons Chronozone) of north-western France. It represents the first record of Parapassaloteuthis (Passaloteuthididae, Belemnitina) in the study area after the extinction event and faunal turnover associated with the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE), affecting several passaloteuthidid belemnites. The presence of a new species ascribed to Parapassaloteuthis after the T-OAE suggests the persistence of passaloteuthidids in refuge areas that were only marginally af- fected by anoxia.
Keywords
cal-vados • passaloteuthididae • sarthe • toarcian oceanic anoxic event (t-oae) • taxonomy