Landeron11 (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.0° N, 7.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 16.4° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Zone de Pierre jaune Formation, Hauterivian (132.9 - 129.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: ooidal, yellow limestone

• lithology described as dark yellow-brown arenitic, bioclastic limestone containing quartz, glauconite, and chalcedony

Primary reference: C.h. Haefeli, W. Maync, H. J. Oertli and R. F. Rutsch. 1965. Die Typus-Profile des Valanginien und Hauterivien. Bulletin der Vereinigung Schweiz. Petroleum-Geologen Und Ingenieure 31(81):41-75 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2259: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 29.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Elasmostoma neocomiensis
Elasmostoma neocomiensis calcareous sponge
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus couloni
Pycnodus couloni Agassiz 1843
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
Peltastes lardyi
Peltastes lardyi sea urchin
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygaea
Pyrina pygaea sea urchin
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis
"Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis De Loriol 1866
 Terebratulida - Laqueidae
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus Sowerby 1836
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus bellus
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sulcifera
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841 nautiloid