Holzheim bei Göppingen (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Jurawerks Holzheim

Where: Württemberg, Germany (49.1° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 38.7° N, 19.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: F. Westphal. 1962. Die Krokodilier des Deutschen und Englischen Oberen Lias [The crocodiles of the German and English Upper Lias]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 118(1-3):23-118 [R. Benson/R. Benson/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 133041: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 31.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata - Teleosauridae
cf. Platysuchus multiscrobiculatus marine crocodile
"Teleosauride von Holzheim" first reported by Berckhemer 1929