Schinznach 102 (Jurassic of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.4° N, 8.2° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 34.5° N, 29.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Opalinuston Formation, Opalinum (175.6 - 171.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original calcite

Collection methods: mechanical

Primary reference: W. Etter. 1990. Paläontologische Untersuchungen im unteren Opalinuston der Nordschweiz. 151pp. [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35826: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine NĂĽrnberg on 08.01.2004

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Posidoniidae
"Bositra buchii" = Bositra buchi
"Bositra buchii" = Bositra buchi Roemer 1836 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia sp. Lycett 1850 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Ichnofossils -
Planolites sp. Nicholson 1873
A
Planolites sp. Nicholson 1873
B