Clara Hairie , Marie-Béatrice Forel , Annachiara Bartolini , Christine Argot , Marc Herbin , Véronique Rouchon
{"title":"The peregrination of Alcide d’Orbigny's Foraminifera Collection at the Museum of Natural History, Paris: From the creation of a Palaeontology chair to the advent of Micropalaeontology","authors":"Clara Hairie , Marie-Béatrice Forel , Annachiara Bartolini , Christine Argot , Marc Herbin , Véronique Rouchon","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Alcide d’Orbigny made his mark in the history of French Palaeontology by becoming, in 1853, the first holder of the chair of Palaeontology at the Museum of Natural History, Paris. His work on foraminifera made him one of the pioneers of Micropalaeontology<span>. Today, his original collection of foraminifera, bought by the Museum after his death, represents one of the most prestigious collections of the institution. However, for more than a century, it had been relegated to the reserves and to the good will of a few enthusiasts, while the priority of research study was given to the large vertebrate fossils. It survived the conflicts that affected the Palaeontology department, and was moved in response to construction works, wars and natural accidents such as the great flood of 1910. These different events, combined with inappropriate storage conditions, probably caused the fragility of the specimens. In order to better understand this phenomenon, known as Byne's decay, research has been undertaken to reconstruct the various storage points of the collection from its acquisition to the present day. This article aims to demonstrate the close link between the Foraminifera Collection and the history of the chair of Palaeontology, through evidence drawn from the archives of the Palaeontology laboratory and the Museum of Natural History.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 4","pages":"Article 102557"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42934489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The first Geinitziidae (Polyneoptera: Reculida) from the Upper Triassic Amisan Formation of South Korea","authors":"Corentin Jouault , Gi-Soo Nam , André Nel","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Shurabia taewani</em><span> sp. nov., is the first representative of the reculid family Geinitziidae described from the Upper Triassic of South Korea. The preservation of numerous wing venation characters on this new fossil allows for its placement in the genus </span><em>Geinitzia</em> and a deep comparison with other genera of Geinitziidae. This discovery suggests that the insect paleofauna of the Amisan Formation is rich and needs to be further investigated. <em>Shurabia taewani</em> sp. nov. differs from the other species currently included in the genus, <em>inter alia</em>, because its vein ScP ends near wing mid-length, its fork of M is at the same level as the fork of R, its RP has five branches, its MA four branches, its MP two branches, and its vein m-cua ‘M5′ originates from the stem of M and ends into CuA.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 4","pages":"Article 102558"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47258323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ibtissam Chraiki , El Hafid Bouougri , Abderrazak El Albani
{"title":"Microbialites diversity from the Ediacaran of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): A snapshot of microbial oases thriving in an alkaline volcanic lake","authors":"Ibtissam Chraiki , El Hafid Bouougri , Abderrazak El Albani","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102584","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102584","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Moroccan Anti-Atlas belt preserves an exceptional record of an Ediacaran microbial biosphere. The Amane Tazgart Formation of the Ouarzazate Group corresponds to an Ediacaran volcanic alkaline lake depositional system (ca. 571 Ma) where microbial buildups accreted in an extreme environment. These microbial accumulations are exceptional not only for their diverse range of extreme conditions but also for their significance in understanding the early biosphere and earth's habitability. A description of these buildups provides insights into their Spatio-temporal distribution. The lower part consists of thrombolitic limestones, usually displaying irregular to patchy mesoclots, associated with composite and stromatolitic buildups. The upper part dominated by clastic stromatolites exhibits a variety of morphotypes ranging vertically from planar wrinkly laminated to large domes. The transitional morphotypes are made of linked and vertically oriented or inclined columns, grading upward to cone-shaped domes. The increase in laminated fabrics and the decrease in clotted fabrics toward the top of the section indicate that environmental conditions were likely suitable for coexisting both fabrics during microbial carbonate accretion. The demise of carbonate production at the late stage coincides with riverine input of clastic sediments, subsequently followed during low sediment input by growth of siliciclastic stromatolites.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 4","pages":"Article 102584"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48365964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Benzaggagh , Mariusz A. Salamon , Hanane Khaffou , Touria Hssaida , Mohamed El Ouali , Badre Essafraoui
{"title":"Brachiopodes toarciens de la coupe d’Aït Athmane, Haut Atlas centro-oriental (Maroc)","authors":"Mohamed Benzaggagh , Mariusz A. Salamon , Hanane Khaffou , Touria Hssaida , Mohamed El Ouali , Badre Essafraoui","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102572","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Aït Athmane section is located in the eastern part of the central High Atlas, about 20<!--> <!-->km north of Errachidia. Its Toarcian series consists of silty marl and silty marly limestone. Its lower part, of early (Levisoni Zone?) to middle Toarcian (Bifrons and Gradata? Zones) age, is rich in brachiopods (rhynchonellides and terebratulides). Its upper part, of late Toarcian age, is rich in terebratulids. Among eighteen reported brachiopod taxa, six are new for the central High Atlas. Their specific assemblages and stratigraphic distributions are similar to those of the Toarcian brachiopods reported from several basins of northern and southern margins of the Tethys and the Subboreal domain, particularly of western France.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 4","pages":"Article 102572"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46682654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crassatella baudeti (Coquand, 1862) du Cénomanien de Batna (NE algérien) : paléobiogéographie, paléoécologie et biostratigraphie","authors":"Riadh Aouissi , Sihem Salmi-Laouar , Izzet Hoşgör","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102569","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The lower Cenomanian strata from the Batna region (NE Algeria) constitute the richest and most diversified deposits in terms of macro-invertebrates, mainly dominated by bivalves both in terms of specimens and taxa. Among them, Crassatellidae are restricted to the lower Cenomanian stratigraphical levels. They are represented by the single species <em>Crassatella baudeti</em>. The species is easily distinguished by its flattened boat anchor shape and quite strong commarginal lamellae, and is very abundant. It is present in levels ranging from <em>Sharpeiceras schlueteri</em> Subzone to <em>Cunningtoniceras inerme</em> Zone. The species is, therefore, a good marker of the last levels of the lower Cenomanian and the beginning of the midlle Cenomanian. A precise palaeontological description and an environmental discussion were conducted. Thus, <em>Cr. baudeti</em> would be indicative of a shallow environment, with cold but calm waters, normal salinity and moderately soft substrate. Recorded exclusively from the Cenomanian of a few Tethys localities, the exclusive presence of <em>Cr. baudeti</em> reflects a specific thermal gradient and climatic zonation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 3","pages":"Article 102569"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44777865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The heteromorph ammonite genus Ammonitoceras Dumas, 1876 (Ancyloceratidae) in the lower Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) of the Les Ferres Aptian Basin (southeastern France)","authors":"Stéphane Bersac , Didier Bert","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Ammonitoceras</em><span> Dumas, 1876 is a genus of heteromorph ammonites characterized by the presence of a peculiar ontogenetic stage in its inner whorls: the </span><em>Ammonitoceras</em> stage. But in spite of its wide paleogeographic and biostratigraphic extension throughout the Aptian (Lower Cretaceous), this genus remains poorly known. In the present work we study specimens of <em>Ammonitoceras</em> from the lower Aptian <em>Deshayesites multicostatus</em> (<em>Deshayesites deshayesi</em> Zone) to <em>Dufrenoyia furcata</em> (<em>Dufrenoyia furcata</em> Zone) subzones of the Les Ferres Aptian Basin (southeastern France). The results are as follows: (1) representatives of <em>Ammonitoceras</em> from this area are regarded dimorphic with criocone macroconchs and ancylocone microconchs, (2) their ontogenetic sequence is described, (3) their intraspecific variability is significant and concerns the adult size and the duration of the ontogenetic stages, especially the <em>Ammonitoceras</em> stage, (4) two species are recognized: the earlier <em>Ammonitoceras ucetiae</em> Dumas, 1876, characterized by a brief <em>Ammonitoceras</em> stage on average, and the latter <em>Ammonitoceras lahuseni</em> (Sinzow, 1906), characterized by a longer <em>Ammonitoceras</em> stage on average. The sample of the <em>Deshayesites grandis</em> Subzone (<em>Deshayesites deshayesi</em> Zone) is composed of specimens too fragmentary to be identified at species level.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 3","pages":"Article 102570"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41280980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Corentin Jouault , Gi-Soo Nam , Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn
{"title":"A new anaxyelid wood wasp (Hymenoptera: ‘Symphyta’) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber","authors":"Corentin Jouault , Gi-Soo Nam , Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>A new genus<span> and species of anaxyelid wasp is described and figured from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber as </span></span><em>Curvitexis kopylovi</em> gen. et sp. nov. The placement of this new genus within the Anaxyelidae is corroborated by its wing venation and the configuration of its mesosoma. This new genus differs from all other Syntexinae from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber biota, <em>inter alia</em>, owing to its forewing with the vein 1Rs curved and longer than 1M, the crossvein 1r-rs absent, the vein 2Rs<!--> <!-->+<!--> <!-->M present; the hind wing with the abscissa 2M<!--> <!-->+<!--> <!-->Cu present, the vein m-cu absent, and the cell r closed. The recently described <em>Paraxiphydria resinata</em> Gao et al., 2022 is transferred to Anaxyelidae: Syntexinae, and the subfamily Paraxiphydriinae Gao et al., 2022 is synonymized under Syntexinae.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 3","pages":"Article 102568"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48291971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonas Le Mort , Jeremy E. Martin , Laurent Picot , Stéphane Hua
{"title":"First description of the most complete Metriorhynchus aff. superciliosus (Thalattosuchia) specimen from the Callovian of the Vaches-Noires cliffs (Normandy, France) and limitations in the classification of Metriorhynchidae","authors":"Jonas Le Mort , Jeremy E. Martin , Laurent Picot , Stéphane Hua","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102539","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102539","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The metriorhynchids from the Jurassic of Normandy have been known since the 19th century. However, the remains studied until now have rarely been found in anatomical connection. The acquisition of specimen MPV 2010.3.610 that was found in the Callovian of Vaches-Noires cliffs by the Paleospace Museum in 2010, allowed the first description of the most complete Metriorhynchidae from this locality so far. The analysis of this Metriorhynchidae raises questions about the taxonomic value of several criteria currently used to distinguish between the different Callovian and Oxfordian species. The study of the cranial and postcranial elements shows that this specimen presents diagnostic criteria of different Metriorhynchidae such as the shape of the prefrontals, the mandible, the palato-maxillary suture, the atlas/axis, the cervical vertebrae as well as the extension of the jugal bone and the morphology of the teeth. A discussion highlights the limitations of the current classification of Metriorhynchidae.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 3","pages":"Article 102539"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46455831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Horacio Parent , Günter Schweigert , Armin Scherzinger , Alberto C. Garrido
{"title":"Hypowaagenia? bodenbenderi (Behrendsen): A rare aspidoceratid ammonite from the Tithonian of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina","authors":"Horacio Parent , Günter Schweigert , Armin Scherzinger , Alberto C. Garrido","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102571","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102571","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Among the ammonite collection from the Neuquén and Mendoza provinces made by G. Bodenbender, stands <em>Aspidoceras</em> <em>bodenbenderi</em> Behrendsen. This rare aspidoceratid is assigned to the lower Alternans Zone because of the associated <em>Parodontoceras calistoides</em> (Behrendsen), and can be most likely attributed to the recently established genus <em>Hypowaagenia</em> Schweigert & Schlampp.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 3","pages":"Article 102571"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49293470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madani Benyoucef , Bruno Ferré , Bartosz J. Płachno , Imad Bouchemla , Mariusz A. Salamon
{"title":"Crinoids from the Ouarsenis Massif (Algeria) fill the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian and Valanginian) gap of northern Africa","authors":"Madani Benyoucef , Bruno Ferré , Bartosz J. Płachno , Imad Bouchemla , Mariusz A. Salamon","doi":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.annpal.2022.102555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Ouarsenis Massif belongs to the Algerian Tell domain, which is considered as the eastern part of the Maghrebian Tethys former margin. The Berriasian-Valanginian Oued Fodda Formation outcropping in the Kef Aïn El Hadjela section, at the foot of the great peak of the Ouarsenis Massif, is composed of marls and laminated and bioturbated limestone alternations. The marl facies reveals diverse microfauna, including crinoids. These latter are represented by: Isocrinida [isocrinids <em>Balanocrinus</em> cf. <em>gillieroni</em> (de Loriol), <em>Percevalicrinus aldingeri</em> Klikushin, <em>Isocrinus</em>? <em>lissajouxi</em> (de Loriol)], Cyrtocrinida [cyrtocrinids (<em>Phyllocrinus</em> sp., <em>Hemibrachiocrinus</em> sp.)], and Roveacrinida gen. indet. sp. indet. [roveacrinids]. All these, with exception of roveacrinids and phyllocrinids, are noted for the first time from Algeria and African continent (southern margin of Tethys in the Maghreb). Knowledge on Cretaceous crinoids formerly described from Algeria is presented. It is also shown that crinoid assemblage and associated invertebrates are typical for relatively shallow, distal depositional setting situated below storm wave base.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50780,"journal":{"name":"Annales de Paleontologie","volume":"108 2","pages":"Article 102555"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41555170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}