Carolus Magnus mine, Palenberg (Carboniferous of Germany)

Where: Germany (50.9° N, 6.1° E: paleocoordinates 1.4° S, 13.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kohlschneider Formation, Westphalian A (318.7 - 316.9 Ma)

• Kohlschneider shale, Klein-Langenberg seam

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: Repository: Geologisch-Paläontologische Institut, Technische Hochschule Aachen

Primary reference: P. Guthörl. 1964. Zur Arthropoden-Fauna des Karbons und Perms. 20. Neue Arachniden-Funde (Anthracom.) aus dem Westfal A des Aachener Karbons. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 38:98-103 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 155773: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 30.04.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Arachnida
 Trigonotarbida - Anthracomartidae
"Cryptomartus meyeri n. sp." = Anthracomartus hindi
"Cryptomartus meyeri n. sp." = Anthracomartus hindi Pocock 1911
GPIT Hochschule Aachen 415