Saint Verena, Solothurn (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Also known as St Verena, Sankt Verena

Where: Zug, Switzerland (47.2° N, 8.5° E: paleocoordinates 38.2° N, 17.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Raetschenbank Formation, Early/Lower Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• "Raetschenbank" der Schildkr/Stenschichten, unteres Kimmeridgien

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying

Primary reference: B. Krebs. 1967. De Jura-Krokodilier Machimosaurus H. v. Meyer. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 41(1/2):46-59 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 132798: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 27.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata -
Machimosaurus hugii n. sp. Meyer 1837 marine crocodile
Palaeontological Collection in the Museum the town of Solothurn No. 96