Saignelégier (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.3° N, 7.0° E: paleocoordinates 38.2° N, 16.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Perisphinctes plicatilis ammonoid zone, Bärschwil Formation, Middle Oxfordian (161.2 - 155.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, nodular, argillaceous marl

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Naturhistorischen Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern (NMBE)

Primary reference: B. Hostettler, G. Bernasconi, W. Erzberger, G. Schmidlin, and U. Menkveld-Gfeller. 2017. Die Cidaroiden (Echinoidea, Echinodermata) des Sornetan-und des Liesberg-Members der Bärschwil-Formation (mittleres Oxfordien, Nordwestschweizer Jura). Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 36:403-432 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 196443: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.09.2018

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Plegiocidaris crucifera Agassiz 1840 pencil urchin