Where: Germany (52.3° N, 7.7° E: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 14.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Westphalian C (314.6 - 309.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithified shale

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Geologisch-Paläontologische Institut Universität Münster

Primary reference: P. Siegfried. 1972. Ein Schwertschwanz (Merostomata, Xiphosurida) aus dem Oberkarbon von Ibbenbüren/Westf. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 46:180-185 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 216763: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.12.2020

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