Vestre Gasværk (Paleocene of Denmark)

Where: Denmark (55.7° N, 12.6° E: paleocoordinates 49.9° N, 9.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: NP4-NP5 nannofossil zone, Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Selandian, NP4-NP5 nannofossil zones, and P3 foraminiferal zone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine

• ENVIRONMENT: Unknown.
• LITHOLOGY: Not stated in Schwarzhans (2003), but presumably either clay or marl. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Rosenkrantz in 1930

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTORS: A. Rosenkrantz, 1930. REPOSITORIES: Include Geological Museum of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (MGUH).

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2003. Fish otoliths from the Paleocene of Denmark. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 2:1-94 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 159792: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.08.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for otoliths. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
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Actinopteri
 Albuliformes -
Genartina hauniensis n. sp.
Genartina hauniensis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 bonefish
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pteralbula conchaeformis
Pteralbula conchaeformis Koken 1885 bonefish
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Rhechias angulosus n. sp., Conger illaesus n. sp.
Rhechias angulosus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 conger eel
Conger illaesus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 conger eel
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus, Protoargentinolithus balticus, Protoargentinolithus procerus n. sp., Argentina longirostris n. sp.
"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus Roedel 1930
Protoargentinolithus procerus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
Argentina longirostris n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
 Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery 1993
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Myctophidarum sp., Myctophidarum schnetleri n. sp.
Myctophidarum sp. Unknown lanternfish
Myctophidarum schnetleri n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 lanternfish
 Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidarum sp.
Sparidarum sp. Bonaparte 1832
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
Acropoma sp.
Acropoma sp. Owen 1854
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Ophidiidarum seelandicus
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Bidenichthys lapierrei
 Scombriformes - Centrolophidae
Mupus sinuosus
Mupus sinuosus Stinton 1965
 Beryciformes - Berycidae
Centroberyx fragilis n. sp.
Centroberyx fragilis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus lacinatus
 Percopsiformes -
? Percopsiformorum enigmaticus n. sp.
? Percopsiformorum enigmaticus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
 Teleostei -
Gadiformes indet.
Gadiformes indet. Goodrich 1909
 Gadiformes - Ranicipitidae
Raniceps hermani
Raniceps hermani Nolf 1978
 Gadiformes - Lotidae
Gadomorpholithus ponderosus, Molva palaeomorpha n. sp.
Molva palaeomorpha n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
Protocolliolus amorphus n. sp.
Protocolliolus amorphus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Palaeogadus sinangulatus n. sp., "Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus
Palaeogadus sinangulatus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
"Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus Koken 1885
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Coryphaenoides amager n. sp., Hymenocephalus rosenkrantzi n. sp.
Coryphaenoides amager n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 grenadiers
Hymenocephalus rosenkrantzi n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 grenadiers
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius danicus
Arius danicus Koken 1891 Ariid catfish
Veliferidarum
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Veliferidarum harderi n. sp.
Veliferidarum harderi n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
Anguillidarum
  -
Anguillidarum sp., Anguillidarum semisphaeroides n. sp.
Anguillidarum semisphaeroides n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003