Georessources’ collections
GeoRessources grants you an access on request to its paleontological collection.
The paleontological collection
Presentation of the collection
Created in 1968, The paleontological collection is managed today by GeoRessources. It never stopped growing because of university work and donations (in particular the fossils of the Bure wells, drilled by ANDRA between 2001 and 2006 (27 cabinets containing fossils)).
In this collection, you will find:
♦ Bathonien Longuyon (B. Michel),
♦ Bathonian and Oxfordian Lorraine (E. Poirot),
♦ Fossil corals and current Jurassic fauna (B. Lathuilière),
♦ Jurassic corals (S. Zaman),
♦ Liasic corals (R. Vasseur),
♦ Oxfordian corals (B. Martin-Garin),
♦ Dogger Lorrain (J. Le Roux),
♦ Oxfordian fauna (C. David),
♦ Faunas/Floras Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian Basin of Paris (A. Lefort),
♦ Bajocian drilling (J. Castaing),
♦ gryphaea (L. Nori and D. Geisler),
♦ Thin blades of coral from kimmeridgian dSpain (Christoph Errenst),
♦ Lias Lorrain (Mr. Hanzo),
♦ Tertiary Cenozoic micromammals (P. styling),
♦ Jura Oxfordian (N. Habrant),
♦ Oxfordian Lorrain (C. Carpentier),
♦ Carboniferous paleobotany (R. Zeiller),
♦ Land in Chailles Oxfordian Lorrain (H. Haddoumi).
Small samples from the collection
Access the paleontological collection
Since the collections have no dedicated staff at the moment, access is reserved only on request for professionals or enlightened amateurs. A visit is nevertheless organized for the public once a year on registration during the Heritage Festival.
If you want more information about this collection, please get in touch with the following people:
♦ Huault Vincent,
♦ Lathuiliere Bernard,
♦ Vasseur Raphael.