Jena (Triassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (50.9° N, 11.6° E: paleocoordinates 17.5° N, 18.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Muschelkalk Group, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

• Upper Muschelkalk

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: O. Rieppel. 1995. The genus Placodus: systematics, morphology, paleobiogeography, and paleobiology. Fieldiana: Geology, new series 31:1-44 [R. Benson/R. Benson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 138140: authorized by Roger Benson, entered by Roger Benson on 05.01.2013

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Placodontia - Placodontidae
Placodus gigas Agassiz 1833 placodont
BRG S 54-R 02, S 56-R 02; SMNS 15992 (all isolated tooth plates)