Witkowice (Cretaceous of Poland)

Where: Poland (50.1° N, 19.9° E: paleocoordinates 40.5° N, 18.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Hurcewicz. 1966. Siliceous sponges from the Upper Cretaceous of Poland, part 1: Tetraxonia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 11(1):15-129 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 110330: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 06.06.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Hexactinellida
 Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Aphrocallistes alveolites
Aphrocallistes alveolites Roemer 1841 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
Ventriculites radiatus, Sporadoscinia micrommata
Ventriculites radiatus Mantell 1822 glass sponge
Sporadoscinia micrommata Roemer 1841 glass sponge
 Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae
Coeloptychium deciminum
Coeloptychium deciminum Roemer 1841 glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Tetralithistida - Theonellidae
Eustrobilus callosus
Eustrobilus callosus Schrammen 1910 demosponge
 Tetralithistida - Corallistidae
Pachinion scriptum
Pachinion scriptum Roemer 1864 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Jereicidae
Jereica polystoma
Jereica polystoma Roemer 1864 demosponge
 Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae
Verruculina reussi, Verruculina tenuis
Verruculina tenuis Roemer 1840 demosponge
 Megalithistida - Pleromatidae
Brochodora ramusculus
Brochodora ramusculus Schrammen 1910 demosponge
 Pachastrellida - Pachastrellidae
Propachastrella primaeva
Propachastrella primaeva Zittel 1878 demosponge