Strömer Quarry, Wallücke (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Steinbruch Strömer, Wallucke, Bergkirchen

Where: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (52.3° N, 8.8° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° N, 17.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ornatenton Formation (Braunjura Group), Middle Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: S. Sachs. 1997. Mesozoische Reptilien aus Nordrhein-Westfalen [Mesozoic reptiles from Nordrhein-Westfalen]. In S. Sachs, O. W. M. Rauhut, & A. Weigert (eds.), Terra Nostra. 1. Treffen der deutschsprachigen Paläoherpetologen Düsseldorf 22-27 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67698: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 05.12.2006

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Ichthyosauria -
Ichthyosauria indet. ichthyosaur
"possibly Ophthalmosaurus"
 Loricata - Teleosauridae
Steneosaurus sp. Saint-Hilaire 1825 marine crocodile
 Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Metriorhynchus sp. von Meyer 1830 marine crocodile
 Ornithischia - Stegosauridae
Lexovisaurus sp. Hoffstetter 1957 ornithischian
plate
 Ornithischia -
Iguanodontia indet. ornithopod
?tibia
 Plesiosauria -
Plesiosauria indet. de Blainville 1835 plesiosaur
 Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Elasmosauridae indet. Cope 1869 elasmosaur
 Plesiosauria - Pliosauridae
Pliosauridae indet. Seeley 1874 plesiosaur
Peloneustes sp. Lydekker 1889 plesiosaur
Liopleurodon sp. Sauvage 1873 plesiosaur
cf. Liopleurodon sp. Sauvage 1873 plesiosaur