Eifel (Devonian of Germany)

Where: Germany (50.3° N, 6.7° E: paleocoordinates 24.2° S, 8.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

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

• Lower beds

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Review of stratigraphic distribtuion of tabulate corals

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: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 235188: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 07.06.2024

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Taxonomic list

• Tabulate corals only
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria bicissa
Schizophoria scnnuri bicissa
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Dechenella praeverneuili Struve 1992 trilobite
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Pedinopariops proniceps Struve 1970 trilobite
Phacops latifrons Bronn 1825 trilobite
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
"Icriodus walliserianus" = Icriodus arkonensis walliserianus Weddige 1988 conodont
Icriodus arkonensis walliserianus
Icriodus regularicrescens Bultynck 1970 conodont