PBDB Collection

Bad Wildungen site (Devonian of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.1° N, 9.1° E: paleocoordinates 19.4° S, 7.5° E)

When: Kellwasserkalk Formation, Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)

• PJW: This is Bicken-Ense now.

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Cloutier and H. Lelièvre. 1998. Comparative study of the fossiliferous sites of the Devonian. 1-98 [R. Bicknell/R. Bicknell/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 233181: authorized by Russell Bicknell, entered by Russell Bicknell on 18.01.2024

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Taxonomic list

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Placodermi
Arthrodira - Selenosteidae	Microsteus gracilis, Microsteus dubius, Rhinosteus traquari, Rhinosteus parvulus, Rhinosteus tuberculatus, Enseosteus hermani, Enseosteus pachyosteides, Enseosteus jaekeli Microsteus gracilis armour-plated fish Microsteus dubius Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Rhinosteus traquari armour-plated fish Rhinosteus parvulus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Rhinosteus tuberculatus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Enseosteus hermani armour-plated fish Enseosteus pachyosteides armour-plated fish Enseosteus jaekeli Gross 1932 armour-plated fish
Arthrodira - Leiosteidae	Erromenosteus platycephalus, Erromenosteus lucifer, Erromenosteus diensti, Erromenosteus inflatus, Erromenosteus concavus, Erromenosteus brachyrostris Erromenosteus platycephalus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Erromenosteus lucifer Jaekel 1919 armour-plated fish Erromenosteus diensti Stensio 1959 armour-plated fish Erromenosteus inflatus Stensio 1963 armour-plated fish Erromenosteus concavus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Erromenosteus brachyrostris Stensio 1963 armour-plated fish
Arthrodira - Trematosteidae	Belosteus elegans, Parabelosteus tuberculatus, Parabelosteus pusillus, Parabelosteus acuticeps, Brachyosteus dietrichi, Trematosteus fontanellus, Cyrtosteus inflatus Belosteus elegans Jaekel 1919 armour-plated fish Parabelosteus tuberculatus Stensio 1963 armour-plated fish Parabelosteus pusillus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Parabelosteus acuticeps Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Brachyosteus dietrichi Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Trematosteus fontanellus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Cyrtosteus inflatus Koenen 1880 armour-plated fish
Arthrodira - Pholidosteidae	Pholidosteus pygmaeus, Pholidosteus bidorsatus, Pholidosteus friedeli, Pholidosteus laevior Pholidosteus pygmaeus armour-plated fish Pholidosteus bidorsatus Koenen 1880 armour-plated fish Pholidosteus friedeli Jaekel 1907 armour-plated fish Pholidosteus laevior Gross 1932 armour-plated fish
Arthrodira - Leptosteidae	Leptosteus bickensis Leptosteus bickensis Koenen 1876 armour-plated fish
Arthrodira - Brachydeiridae	Oxyosteus rostratus, Oxyosteus magnus, Brachydeirus gracilis, Brachydeirus minor, Brachydeirus bicarinatus, Brachydeirus magnus, Brachydeirus carinatus, Synauchenia coalescens Oxyosteus rostratus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Oxyosteus magnus Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Brachydeirus gracilis Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Brachydeirus minor Gross 1932 armour-plated fish Brachydeirus bicarinatus Stensio 1963 armour-plated fish Brachydeirus magnus Gross 1933 armour-plated fish Brachydeirus carinatus Koenen 1880 armour-plated fish Synauchenia coalescens Gross 1932 armour-plated fish