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
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Xiphosura | |
"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 |