Essen (Mittelcenoman) (Cretaceous of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.5° N, 7.1° E: paleocoordinates 40.5° N, 7.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Essener Grünsand Formation, Middle Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, glauconitic, green sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: not stated (possibly in Hannover?)

Primary reference: F. A. Wittler, R. Roth, and J. Legant. 1999. Die Nautiliden der oberen Kreide (Cenoman-Campan) von Süd- und Westrand des Münsterländer Beckens. Arbeitskreis Paläontologie Hannover 27:1-52 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 171176: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.07.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Cimomia schroederi Wiedmann 1960 nautiloid