Where: North Rhein-Westfalia, Germany (51.5° N, 6.2° E: paleocoordinates 51.8° N, 4.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Reinbek-Dingdener stage
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; unlithified, fine-grained, silty sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Collection methods: core, mechanical, peroxide, sieve,
• well drilling, 1992
Primary reference: G. Wienrich. 1997. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 1 Foraminiferen, Anthozoen. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 1:1-187 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 61901: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 07.07.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Foraminifera | |
Globothalamea | |
Cibicides dutemplei dOrbigny 1846 | |
Nodosariata | |
Vaginulina obtusicosta, Lenticulina (Robulus) vortex, Lenticulina (Robulus) clypeiformis, Lenticulina (Robulus) simplex, Nodosaria "sp. 2", Dentalina intermittens, Dentalina bifurcata, Dentalina konincki, Dentalina pauperata
Lenticulina (Robulus) vortex Fichtel and Moll 1798
Lenticulina (Robulus) clypeiformis d'Orbigny 1846
Lenticulina (Robulus) simplex d'Orbigny 1846
Nodosaria "sp. 2" Lamarck 1812
Dentalina konincki Reuss 1861
Dentalina pauperata d'Orbigny 1846 | |
Foraminifera | |
Spiroplectammina carinata d'Orbigny 1846 | |
Textularia gramen dOrbigny 1846 | |
Anthozoa | |
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral | |
Gastropoda | |
Eulima (Eulima) glabra2, Niso (Niso) terebellum2, Balcis (Polygyreulima) glabella2, Balcis (Balcis) alba2
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Epitonium (Spiniscala) frondiculum2, Cirsotrema (Cirsotrema) sallomacense2, Cirsotrema (Cirsotrema) crassicostatum2, Acirsa (Plesioacirsa) mioplicatula2, Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) aff. duvergieri2, Opalia (Nodiscala) rugatina2
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Fusiturris duchastelii3, Gemmula (Gemmula) zimmermanni3, Nitidiclavus maitrejus3, Boreodrillia hosiusi3, sensu lato Unedogemmula boreoturricula3, sensu lato Unedogemmula hanseata3
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"Conus (Conolithus) sensu lato antediluvianus" = Conus (Conolithes)3
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"Semicassis (Echinophoria) bicoronata" = Echinophoria2
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Chrysallida (Pyrgulina) pygmaea3, "Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) pseudoterebralis" = Pyrgolampros3, "Turbonilla (Pyrgolampros) undulata" = Pyrgolampros3, Odostomia (Megastomia) cf. pallidaeformis3, Odostomia (Megastomia) tuexeni3, Syrnola hoernesi3, Syrnola neumayri3, Turbonilla (Turbonilla) gastaldi3, Turbonilla (Turbonilla) koeneniana3, Eulimella (Eulimella) acicula3
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Bivalvia | |
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"Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi1
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Astarte (Astarte) radiata1 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam Astarte radiata fa. radiata 6 specimens, Astarte radiata fa. convexior 16 specimens
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"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis1
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"Macoma elliptica" = Laciolina magna1
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Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita1, "Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis1, Limopsis (Pectunculina) lamellata1
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"Pododesmus (Heteranomia) squamula" = Heteranomia squamula1
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Scaphopoda | |
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Gymnolaemata | |
Polychaeta | |
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