Where: Røyken, Norway (59.8° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° S, 19.1° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Sphaerophthalmus flagellifera trilobite zone, Alum Shale Formation, Merioneth (497.0 - 485.4 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; shale and limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: M. Høyberget and D. L. Bruton. 2012. Revision of the trilobite genus Sphaerophthalmus and relatives from the Furongian (Cambrian) Alum Shale Formation, Oslo Region, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:433-450 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 190320: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 05.12.2017
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Taxonomic list
| Trilobita | |
Protopeltura praecursor, Sphaerophthalmus flagellifera, Sphaerophthalmus modestus, Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) erecta
Protopeltura praecursor Westergård 1909 trilobite
Sphaerophthalmus flagellifera trilobite
Sphaerophthalmus modestus Henningsmoen 1957 trilobite
Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) erecta trilobite | |