Plant fossil Kupferschiefer, coll. MLU Halle-Wittenberg (Permian of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.5° N, 11.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 25.1° N, 30.2° E (Wright 2013)

When: Werra Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: K. Bauer, E. Kustatscher, and M. Krings. 2013. The ginkgophytes from the German Kupferschiefer (Permian), with considerations on the taxonomic history and use of Baiera and Sphenobaiera. Bulletin of Geosciences 88(3):539-556 [E. Kustatscher/K. Bauer]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 154559: authorized by Evelyn Kustatscher, entered by Kathleen Bauer on 21.02.2014

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Taxonomic list

Ginkgoopsida
 Ginkgoales - Ginkgoaceae
Esterella gracilis Boersma and Visscher 1969
Boersma et Visscher, 1969
Baiera digitata Brongniart 1828
(Brongniart) Heer, 1876
Baiera mansfeldensis Bauer et al. 2013