Where: North Rhein-Westfalia, Germany (51.8° N, 6.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 49.0° N, 9.0° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Bislich Member (Breda Formation), Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: T. Reinecke and A. Radwanski. 2015. Fossil sharks basking sharks of the genus Keasius (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the boreal North Sea Basin and Upper Rhine Graben: Evolution of dental characteristics from the Oligocene to Middle Miocene and description of two new species. Palaentos 28(3):39-98 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 221695: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 20.08.2021
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Keasius rhenanus Reinecke and Radwanski 2015 basking shark |