Altena (Devonian of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.3° N, 7.7° E: paleocoordinates 23.0° S, 7.8° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Bergfeld Formation, Late/Upper Eifelian (389.6 - 387.7 Ma)

• upper beds; given as Dresel, but that is younger; Bergfeld is given as an alternative, which makes more sense.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: B. R. Schöne, M. Basse, and A. May. 1999. Korrelationen des Eifelium/Givetium-Grenzbereichs im Rheinischen Schiefergebirge. Senckenbergiana lethaea 77(1):233-242 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 235177: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 07.06.2024

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Taxonomic list

Conodonta
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Dechenella cf. altenae Basse 1996 trilobite
Gerastos cf. prox Richter and Richter 1956 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
"Comura cf. viator" = Gudralisium viator
"Comura cf. viator" = Gudralisium viator Basse 1998 trilobite
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
 Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae