Wattendorf Plattenkalk Lagestaette (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Bavaria, Germany (50.0° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 41.3° N, 19.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone and lithified packstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Primary reference: F. T. Fürsich, M. Mäuser, S. Schneider and W. Werner. 2007. The Wattendorf Plattenkalk (Upper Kimmeridgian) - a new conservation lagerstätte from the northern Franconian Alb, southern Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 245:45-58 [M. Aberhan/D. Wellmanns/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 132944: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Daniel Wellmanns on 29.08.2012, edited by Evangelos Vlachos and Rosa Valdez

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Palaeoastacus cf. fuciformis, Pileoulus sp., Trachyteuthys sp., Pseudoalenia sp., Belonostomes sp.
Phyllothallus
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Phyllothallus sp.
Phyllothallus sp. Rothpletz 1896
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Brachyphyllum sp.
Brachyphyllum sp. Brongniart 1828
Echinoidea
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema sp." = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
"Pseudodiadema sp." = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) Desor 1858 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
Pygurus sp.
Pygurus sp. Agassiz 1839 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Nucleolites sp.
Nucleolites sp. Lamarck 1801 sea urchin
 Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
Rhabdocidaris sp.
Rhabdocidaris sp. Desor 1855 pencil urchin
Chondrichthyes
 Elasmobranchii -
Elasmobranchii sp.
Elasmobranchii sp. elasmobranch
Osteichthyes
 Ionoscopiformes - Furidae
Callopterus sp.
Callopterus sp. Thollière 1854 ray-finned fish
Gnathostomata
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Actinopterygii sp.
Actinopterygii sp. ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
 Semionotiformes - Macrosemiidae
Notagogus sp.
Notagogus sp. Agassiz 1833
 Teleostei - Orthogonikleithridae
Leptolepides sp.
Leptolepides sp. Nybelin 1974
 Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae
"Tharsis dubius" = Leptolepis
"Tharsis dubius" = Leptolepis
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Proscinetes sp.
Proscinetes sp. Gistel 1848
Reptilia
 Testudinata -
Achelonia formosa3, Eurysternum wagleri3, Tropidemys seebachi1
Achelonia formosa3 von Meyer 1860 turtle
NKMB Watt15/1, partial skeleton consisting of a near-complete carapace, most of the plastron, some remains of the cervical column, a sacral rib, a right hemipelvis, and small, unidentified fragments
Eurysternum wagleri3 Meyer 1839 turtle
NKMB Watt08/406, is a partial skeleton consisting of parts of right costals V–VIII, right peripherals IX–XI, left peripheral XI, parts of the pygal series, and the complete pelvis, hinds limbs, and tail
Tropidemys seebachi1 Portis 1878 turtle
original citation from Mäuser 2014 and Joyce 2015
Gnathostomata
 Crossopterygii -
Crossopterygii indet.
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Laevaptychus sp.
Laevaptychus sp. Trauth 1927 ammonoid aptychus
 Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae
Aulacostephanus eudoxus
Aulacostephanus eudoxus d'Orbigny 1850 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Physodoceras sp.
Physodoceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Streblites sp.
Streblites sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
 Belemnitida - Belemnotheutidae
Acanthoteuthis sp.
Acanthoteuthis sp. Wagner in Munster 1839 belemnite
 Octobrachia - Plesioteuthidae
Plesioteuthis sp.
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Lamellaptychus sp.
Lamellaptychus sp. Trauth 1927 ammonoid aptychus
Gastropoda
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis sp.
Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia sp.
Globularia sp. Swainson 1840 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Bathrotomaria sp.
Bathrotomaria sp. Cox 1956 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia sp.
Tancredia sp. Lycett 1850 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella sp., Praeconia sp.
Nicaniella sp. Chavan 1945 clam
Praeconia sp. Stoliczka 1871 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Arcomytilus furcatus, Modiolus sp.
Arcomytilus furcatus Münster 1837 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes sp., Chlamys sp., Radulopecten sp.
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Radulopecten sp. Rollier 1911 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea sp.
Pseudolimea sp. Douglas and Arkell 1932 file clam
 Ostreida - Aulacomyellidae
Aulacomyella sp.
Aulacomyella sp. Furlani 1910 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia sp.
Bakevellia sp. King 1848 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp.
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Grammatodon (Grammatodon) sp., "Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon
Grammatodon (Grammatodon) sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 clam
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon Branson 1942 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Torquirhynchia sp.
Torquirhynchia sp. Childs 1969
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Juralina sp.
Malacostraca
 Mysida -
Elder unguglatus
Elder unguglatus mysid shrimp
 Decapoda - Palinuridae
Palinurina longipes
Palinurina longipes Munster 1839 spiny lobster
 Decapoda - Erymidae
Eryma veltheimii
Eryma veltheimii Münster 1839 decapod
 Decapoda - Glypheidae
Glyphea sp.
Glyphea sp. Von Meyer 1835 decapod
 Decapoda - Eryonidae
Soleryon schorri n. sp.2, Eryon arctiformis
Soleryon schorri n. sp.2 Audo et al. 2013 decapod
Eryon arctiformis Schlotheim 1820 decapod
 Decapoda -
Hefriga sp.
Hefriga sp. Munster 1839 shrimp
 Decapoda - Penaeidae
Bylgia ruedeli, Koelga cruvirostris, Dusa monocera
Bylgia ruedeli Schweigert and Garassino 2004 decapod
Dusa monocera Munster 1839 decapod
 Decapoda - Aegeridae
Aeger tiplarius, Aeger elegans
Aeger elegans Munster 1839 decapod
Muensteria
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Muensteria sp.
Muensteria sp. Sternberg 1833
1Anquetin et al. 2017; 2Audo et al. 2013; 3Joyce and Mäuser 2020