Eichstätt, Solnhofen (BSPG collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (48.9° N, 11.1° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 32.1° N, 23.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hybonoticeras hybonotum ammonoid zone, Solnhofen Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Reposited in the BSP

Primary reference: G. Münster. 1838. Planche VII. Limules fossiles des couches supérieures du Jura. In J. Van der Hoeven (ed.), Recherches sur l'Histoire Naturelle et l'Anatomie des Limules 47-48 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 216616: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.12.2020

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Taxonomic list

Xiphosura
 Xiphosurida - Limulidae
"Limulus walchii" = Mesolimulus walchi, "Limulus brevispina n. sp." = Mesolimulus walchi, "Limulus brevicauda n. sp." = Mesolimulus walchi
"Limulus walchii" = Mesolimulus walchi Desmarest 1822 horseshoe crab
"Limulus brevispina n. sp." = Mesolimulus walchi Desmarest 1822 horseshoe crab
"Limulus brevicauda n. sp." = Mesolimulus walchi Desmarest 1822 horseshoe crab