Nabern, near Boll, Lias Mittel-epsilon II/5 (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Württemberg, Germany (48.6° N, 9.5° E: paleocoordinates 37.8° N, 17.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lias Mittel-epsilon II/5 Member (Posidonia Shale Formation), Early/Lower Toarcian (183.0 - 182.0 Ma)

• Lias Mittel-epsilon, Middle Posidonia Shale, Toarcian

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

• Collection of Teylers Museum, Haarlem

Primary reference: F. -J. Pictet. 1853. Traité de Paléontologie ou Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Fossiles Considérés dans Leurs Rapports Zoologiques et Géologiques [Treatise of Paleontology or the Natural History of Fossil Animals Considered in their Zoological and Geological Relationships] 1:xiv-584 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 132801: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 28.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata -
Pelagosaurus typus n. gen. n. sp.
Pelagosaurus typus n. gen. n. sp. Bronn 1841 marine crocodile
Holotype: TM 2744 (Teyler-Museum, Haarlem)