Tonplatten Facies, Hessen Province (Triassic of Germany)
Where: Hessen, Germany (50.8° N, 8.5° E: paleocoordinates 15.9° N, 18.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: E. Busse. 1974. Der Obere Muschelkalk im nordwestlichen Niederhessen. Notizbl. hess. L.-Amt. Bodenforsch. 102:91-135 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 44358: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.09.2004
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Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
Loxonema johannis bohmi snail | |
Cephalopoda | |
Ceratites robustus robustus, Ceratites compressus compressus, Ceratites evolutus tenuis, Ceratites spinosus spinosus, Ceratites robustus terminus, Ceratites compressus apertus, Ceratites evolutus parabolicus, Ceratites evolutus subspinosus, Ceratites evolutus bispinatus, Ceratites spinosus praespinosus, Ceratites spinosus capricornu, Ceratites spinosus cf. postspinosus
Ceratites robustus robustus ceratite
Ceratites compressus compressus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus tenuis ceratite
Ceratites spinosus spinosus ceratite
Ceratites robustus terminus ceratite
Ceratites compressus apertus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus parabolicus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus subspinosus ceratite
Ceratites evolutus bispinatus ceratite
Ceratites spinosus praespinosus ceratite
Ceratites spinosus capricornu ceratite
Ceratites spinosus cf. postspinosus ceratite | |
Osteichthyes | |
Gyrolepis sp. Agassiz 1833 | |
Reptilia | |
Nothosaurus sp. Münster 1834 diapsid | |
Crinoidea | |
Encrinus liliiformis Lamarck 1801 Sea lily | |
Asteroidea | |
Pleuraster chopi sea star | |
Cephalopoda | |
Ceratites neolaevis, Ceratites raricostatus, Ceratites distractus, Ceratites praecursor, Ceratites cf. armatus, "Ceratites philippii" = Progonoceratites philippii, "Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher
Ceratites neolaevis ceratite
Ceratites raricostatus ceratite
Ceratites distractus ceratite
Ceratites praecursor Riedel 1918 ceratite
Ceratites cf. armatus Philippi 1901 ceratite
"Ceratites cf. pulcher" = Progonoceratites pulcher Riedel 1916 ceratite | |
Germanonautilus bidorsatus Schlotheim 1820 | |
Bivalvia | |
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii
"Nucula goldfussi" = Nucula goldfussii Alberti 1863 nut clam | |
"Leda sp." = Nuculana, "Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica
"Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
"Nucula elliptica" = Leda elliptica Goldfuss 1837 pointed nut clam | |
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum
"Lima striata" = Plagiostoma striatum Schlotheim 1820 file clam | |
Placunopsis ostracina Schlotheim 1820 scallop | |
Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop | |
Philippiella noetlingi Frech 1912 scallop | |
Pleuronectites laevigatus Schlotheim 1820 scallop | |
Hoernesia socialis, "Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata
Hoernesia socialis Schlotheim 1823 oyster
"Gervilleia costata" = Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster | |
"Mytilus eduliformis praecursor" = Promysidiella eduliformis praecursor
"Mytilus eduliformis praecursor" = Promysidiella eduliformis praecursor Renz 1904 clam | |
Mactromya schmidi clam | |
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Myophoria simplex clam
Myophoria vulgaris von Schlotheim 1820 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Loxonema sp. Phillips 1841 snail | |
Chemnitzia hehli snail | |
? Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail | |
? Omphaloptychia sp. von Ammon 1893 snail | |
Scaphopoda | |
Antalis laevis tusk shell | |
Lingulata | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820 |