Hwy 13 at am Wolfgangsberg near Ochsenfurt (Triassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (49.7° N, 10.1° E: paleocoordinates 22.0° N, 15.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Keuper Group, Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine delta plain; lithified, ferruginous, green, blue claystone and lithified, fine-grained sandstone

• "A blocky, disturbed stratified sandstone horizon with 4 m thick in height of the bridge goes laterally to a distance of 30-40 m in several 30 cm thick sandstone beds over and interlocked with a fine rhythmic stratified alternations of silty mudstones, which Layer surfaces are often covered by thick clay coatings are mm." Geyer & Kelber, 1987 (translation)

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: G. Geyer and K. P. Kleber. 1987. Flügelreste und Lebensspuren von Insekten aus dem Unteren Keuper Mainfrankens. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 174(3):331-355 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 114862: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 25.08.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
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Insecta indet.
Insecta indet. Linnaeus 1758 insect
 Blattaria - Raphidiomimidae
? Mesoblattopsis franconica n. sp.
? Mesoblattopsis franconica n. sp. Geyer and Kleber 1987 cockroach
SMF 44108