Quarry Kreuzberg, near Beckum, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Cretaceous of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.8° N, 8.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.4° N, 8.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Vorhelm Member (Ahlen Formation), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• Lower Vorhelm member

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified marl

• shallow sea, wave influence, varying waterdepth
• succession (<15m) of: gray and light marls, argillaceous marls, calcareous marls, glauconitic lime sandstones and limestones

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: Most specimens were collected by the author himself from the 1930s to the 1960s. Lists also include some additional material from museum collections.

Primary reference: R. Giers. 1964. Die Großfauna der Mukronatenkreide (unteres Obercampan) im östlichen Münsterland. Fortschr. Geol. Rheinld. u. Westf. 7:213-294 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 64143: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.09.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Demospongiae
 Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae
Aulaxinia sulcifera Roemer 1864 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Jereicidae
Stichophyma multiformis Bronn 1837 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae
"Verruculina macrommata" = Amphithelion (Amphithelion) macrommata Roemer 1864 demosponge
Verruculina aurita demosponge
Verruculina tenuis Roemer 1840 demosponge
Hexactinellida
 Hexactinosa - Cribrospongiidae
"Hexactinella angustata" = Polyopesia angustata, "Guettardia striata" = Guettardiscyphia striata
"Hexactinella angustata" = Polyopesia angustata Schrammen 1902 glass sponge
"Guettardia striata" = Guettardiscyphia striata Schrammen 1912 glass sponge
 Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Leptophragma murchisoni Goldfuss 1831 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Ventriculites radiatus Mantell 1822 glass sponge
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus darupensis" = Eutrephoceras darupense
"Nautilus darupensis" = Eutrephoceras darupense Schluter 1876 nautiloid
 Belemnitida - Belemnitellidae
Belemnitella mucronata Schlotheim 1813 belemnite
  -
Rhyncholithes sp. Blainville 1827
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
 Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
"Pachydiscus koeneni" = Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) haldemsis Schluter 1867 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
"Hoplitoplacenticeras coesfeldiense" = Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) coesfeldiense Schluter 1867 ammonite
Hoplitoplacenticeras costulosum Schlüter 1867 ammonite
Hoplitoplacenticeras vari Schlüter 1872 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites vertebralis Lamarck 1801 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium binodosum cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Patella sp. Linnaeus 1758 limpet
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus balticus Bohm 1907 clam
incl. I. balt. marcki, I. balt. pteroides, I. balt. ellipticus n subsp.
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Ostreida - Cassianellidae
"Ostrea bronni" = Cassianella gryphaeata
"Ostrea bronni" = Cassianella gryphaeata Münster 1841 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiola capitata" = Modiolus
"Modiola capitata" = Modiolus mussel
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
 Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Cytherea ovalis" = Mesocallista subovalis
"Cytherea ovalis" = Mesocallista subovalis Orbigny 1850 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte similis Munster 1840 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Phaenodesmia foersteri clam
listed as Ph. försteri
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina rigida Sowerby 1829
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula subtorquata Munster 1836
Echinoidea
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Echinocorys ovatus Leske 1778 sea urchin
Cardiaster maximus sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Micraster glyphus Schluter 1869 heart urchin