Muessenberg D/C boundary section, Famennian part (beds 3 and lower) (Devonian of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.3° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 16.6° S, 5.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Wocklum Formation, Famennian (372.2 - 358.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and shale

• Beds 0,1,2 (Tournaisian): green-gray limestone; Beds 3 and lower (Famennian): green-brown limestone with green shale at base; green nodular limestone; yellow-greeen limestone nodules in shale

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Korn. 1981. Ein neues, Ammonoiden-fuehrendes Profil an der Devon-Karbon-Grenze im Sauerland (Rhein. Schiefergebirge). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 1981(91):513-526 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38647: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 26.04.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae
Mimimitoceras sp.2, Mimimitoceras liratum2, Mimimitoceras trizonatum2, Balvia globulare2, Balvia biforme2, Balvia nucleus2, Balvia sp.2
Mimimitoceras sp.2 Korn 1988 ammonite
Mimimitoceras liratum2 Schmidt 1924 ammonite
Mimimitoceras trizonatum2 Korn 1988 ammonite
Balvia globulare2 ammonite
Balvia biforme2 ammonite
Balvia nucleus2 ammonite
Balvia sp.2 Lange 1929 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Gattendorfiidae
Acutimitoceras kleinerae2, Acutimitoceras carinatum2, Acutimitoceras stockumense2, Acutimitoceras procedens2, Acutimitoceras sp.2, Acutimitoceras subbilobatum2, Acutimitoceras intermedium2, Gattendorfia subinvoluta2
Acutimitoceras sp.2 Librovitch 1957 ammonite
Acutimitoceras subbilobatum2 Munster 1839 ammonite
Acutimitoceras intermedium2 Schindewolf 1923 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Kosmoclymeniidae
Lissoclymenia wocklumeri2, Muessenbiaergia sp.2, Kosmoclymenia undulata2, Kosmoclymenia schindewolfi2, Linguaclymenia sp. n. sp.2, Linguaclymenia similis2
Lissoclymenia wocklumeri2 Wedekind 1914 ammonite
Muessenbiaergia sp.2 Korn and Price 1987 ammonite
Linguaclymenia sp. n. sp.2 Korn and Price 1987 ammonite
Linguaclymenia similis2 Munster 1839 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Glatziellidae
Postglatziella carinata2, Glatziella minervae2, Glatziella glaucopis2
Postglatziella carinata2 Schindewolf 1937 ammonite
Glatziella minervae2 Renz 1914 ammonite
Glatziella glaucopis2 Renz 1914 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Sphenoclymeniidae
Sphenoclymenia sp.2
Sphenoclymenia sp.2 Schindewolf 1920 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Gonioclymeniidae
Kalloclymenia sp.2, Finiclymenia wocklumensis2
Kalloclymenia sp.2 Wedekind 1914 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Parawocklumeriidae
Parawocklumeria paprothae2, Parawocklumeria paradoxa2, Parawocklumeria patens2, Kamptoclymenia trigona2, Kamptoclymenia endogona2
Parawocklumeria paprothae2 Korn 1990 ammonite
Parawocklumeria paradoxa2 Wedekind 1918 ammonite
Parawocklumeria patens2 Schindewolf 1937 ammonite
Kamptoclymenia trigona2 Schindewolf 1937 ammonite
Kamptoclymenia endogona2 Schindewolf 1937 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Wocklumeriidae
Wocklumeria sphaeroides2
Wocklumeria sphaeroides2 Richter 1848 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Cymaclymeniidae
Cymaclymenia sp.2, Cymaclymenia striata2, Cymaclymenia costellata2, Cymaclymenia involvens2
Cymaclymenia sp.2 Hyatt 1884 ammonite
Cymaclymenia striata2 Muenster 1832 ammonite
Cymaclymenia costellata2 Muenster 1834 ammonite
Cymaclymenia involvens2 Lange 1929 ammonite
 Clymeniida - Cyrtoclymeniidae
Cyrtoclymenia sp.2
Cyrtoclymenia sp.2 Hyatt 1884 ammonite
Trilobita
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Trilobita "sp. 6"1, Trilobita "sp. 10"1, Trilobita "sp. 5"1, Trilobita "sp. 7"1, Trilobita "sp. 11"1, Trilobita "sp. 3"1, Trilobita "sp. 12"1, Trilobita "sp. 9"1, Trilobita "sp. 13"1, Trilobita "sp. 4"1, Trilobita "sp. 1"1, Trilobita "sp. 2"1, Trilobita "sp. 8"1
Trilobita "sp. 6"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
"Phacops" wedekindi
Trilobita "sp. 10"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
? Cryphops cf. wocklumeriae
Trilobita "sp. 5"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
"Chaunoproetus" sp.
Trilobita "sp. 7"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Chaunoproetus (Skemmatopyge) tietzei
Trilobita "sp. 11"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Haasia wildungensis
Trilobita "sp. 3"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Haasia antedistans
Trilobita "sp. 12"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Typhloproetus
Trilobita "sp. 9"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Helioproetus subcarintiacus
Trilobita "sp. 13"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Silesiops (Silesiops) schindewolfi
Trilobita "sp. 4"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Waribole (Waribole) warsteinensis
Trilobita "sp. 1"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Semiproetus (Macrobole) cf. funirepa
Trilobita "sp. 2"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Belgibole abruptirhachis
Trilobita "sp. 8"1 Walch 1771 trilobite
Pseudowaribole (Pseudowaribole) conifera
1Brauckmann et al. 1993; 2Korn 1993