Bedoulian

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
chronostratigraphy
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
local name (informal)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Bédoulien
Français
Bédoulien
Italiano
Bedouliano
English
Bedoulian
Origin of the Name

Named after the village of La Bédoule (Bouches-du-Rhône, France), near Cassis.

Historical Variants
Bédoulien (Toucas 1888, Sornay et al. 1957)

Description

Description
In the Helvetic Alps the Bedoulian is represented by the Rawil Member and the overlaying upper part of the Schrattenkalk Formation.

Components

Fossil Content
Ancycloceras matheronianum, Hoplites deshayesi

Hierarchy and sequence

Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Early Aptian
Age at base
  • Early Aptian

References

Definition
Toucas A. (1888) : Note sur le Jurassique supérieur et le Crétacé inférieur de la vallée du Rhône. Bull. Soc. géol. France 16
Definition
Sornay J., ... (1957) : Crétacé (France, Belgique, Pays-Bas, Luxembourg). Lexique stratigraphique international, vol. 1 Europe, Fasc. 4a VI
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