Nusplingen quarry (Jurassic of Germany)

Also known as Plant data in collection 24524

Where: Baden-Württemberg, Germany (48.1° N, 9.1° E: paleocoordinates 39.2° N, 17.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Hybonoticeras beckeri ammonoid zone, Nusplingen Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• Formerly assinged to Tithonian. Upper Kimmeridgian age assigned by Schweigert (1998). Beckeri Zone, Ulmense Subzone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified lime mudstone

• Bedded and platy limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with calcite

Collection methods: Data combined for a 10 m section

Primary reference: O. Dietl and G. Schweigert. 2000. Brachiopoden aus dem Nusplinger Plattenkalk (Oberjura, SW Deutschland). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 290:1-23 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41817: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 21.07.2004, edited by Uta Merkel, John Alroy, Richard Butler, Roger Benson, Jonathan Tennant, Grace Varnham and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Ornithella cf. pentagonalis, Cheirothyris fleuriausa
Cheirothyris fleuriausa d'Orbigny 1850
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Lacunosella sp.
Lacunosella sp. Wisniewska 1932
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Torquirhynchia speciosa
Cephalopoda
 Octopoda - Patelloctopodidae
Patelloctopus ilgi n. gen. n. sp.2
Patelloctopus ilgi n. gen. n. sp.2 Fuchs and Schweigert 2018 octopus
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculidae indet.7
Nuculidae indet.7 Gray 1824 nut clam
 Protobranchia - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Rollieria) sp.7
Nuculana (Rollieria) sp.7 Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Pterioida -
"Cingentolium (Cingentolium) cingulatum" = Neoentolium cingulatum7
"Cingentolium (Cingentolium) cingulatum" = Neoentolium cingulatum7 Goldfuss 1835 clam
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea duplicata7, Plagiostoma pratzi7, Ctenostreon pectiniforme7
Pseudolimea duplicata7 Sowerby 1814 file clam
> 30
Plagiostoma pratzi7 Boehm 1881 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys textoria7, Eopecten velatus7, Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus7, Spondylopecten palinurus7, Radulopecten sigmaringensis7
Chlamys textoria7 Schlotheim 1820 scallop
Eopecten velatus7 Goldfuss 1833 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus7 Schlotheim 1813 scallop
Spondylopecten palinurus7 d'Orbigny 1850 scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Propeamussium nonarium7
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Nanogyra virgula7, Liostrea socialis7, Liostrea roemeri7
Nanogyra virgula7 Deshayes 1831 oyster
< 10
Liostrea socialis7 oyster
> 500
Liostrea roemeri7 oyster
< 10
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.7
Pinna sp.7 Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Eonavicula) cf. fracta" = Eonavicula7
"Arca (Eonavicula) cf. fracta" = Eonavicula7 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucina" zeta7
"Lucina" zeta7 clam
> 20
Reptilia
 Testudines - Thalassemydidae
Thalassemydidae indet.5
Thalassemydidae indet.5 Zittel 1889 turtle
Tübingen 14620
 Pterosauria -
Pterosauria indet.5, "Pterodactylus longicollum n. sp." = Ardeadactylus longicollum8, "Pterodactylus suevicus n. sp." = Cycnorhamphus suevicus8
Pterosauria indet.5 Kaup 1834 pterosaur
SMNS 59789, 80366
"Pterodactylus longicollum n. sp." = Ardeadactylus longicollum8 Meyer 1854 pterosaur
SMNS 5802 (neotype specimen)
"Pterodactylus suevicus n. sp." = Cycnorhamphus suevicus8 Quenstadt 1855 pterosaur
Tübingen specimen (holotype), nearly complete skeleton
 Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae
Rhamphorhynchus sp.9, "Rhamphorhynchus cf. muensteri" = Rhamphorhynchus muensteri9, "Rhamphorhynchus longiceps" = Rhamphorhynchus muensteri5
Rhamphorhynchus sp.9 Meyer 1847 pterosaur
SMNS 3696, 12680,
"Rhamphorhynchus cf. muensteri" = Rhamphorhynchus muensteri9 Goldfuss 1831 pterosaur
SMNS specimen
"Rhamphorhynchus longiceps" = Rhamphorhynchus muensteri5 Goldfuss 1831 pterosaur
Tübingen specimen
 Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Geosaurinae indet.4, ? Geosaurus sp.5, Dakosaurus sp.5, Dakosaurus maximus10, "Geosaurus suevicus" = Cricosaurus suevicus5, "Cricosaurus suevicus" = Cricosaurus suevicus1
Geosaurinae indet.4 Lydekker 1889 marine crocodile
? Geosaurus sp.5 Cuvier 1824 marine crocodile
SMNS 80480, SMNS 81834
Dakosaurus sp.5 Quenstedt 1856 marine crocodile
Tübingen specimen
Dakosaurus maximus10 Plieninger 1846 marine crocodile
SMNS 81793: isolated tooth
"Geosaurus suevicus" = Cricosaurus suevicus5 Fraas 1901 marine crocodile
Tübingen, three specimens. SMNS 9808
"Cricosaurus suevicus" = Cricosaurus suevicus1 Fraas 1901 marine crocodile
SMNS 3808, SMNS 90513
Chondrichthyes
 Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae
Paraorthacodus jurensis6
Paraorthacodus jurensis6 Schweizer 1964 elasmobranch
new skeleton from "Nusplingen"
Echinoidea
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
Diplopodia subangularis3
 Stomopneustoida - Stomechinidae
Stomechinus perlatus3
 Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
Rhabdocidaris boehmi3
Rhabdocidaris boehmi3 pencil urchin
 Cidaroida -
Plegiocidaris crucifera3
Plegiocidaris crucifera3 Agassiz 1840 pencil urchin
 Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
"Nenoticidaris histricoides" = Paracidaris (Anisocidaris)3, Paracidaris cf. florigemma3, Polycidaris nusplingensis n. sp.3
"Nenoticidaris histricoides" = Paracidaris (Anisocidaris)3 pencil urchin
Paracidaris cf. florigemma3 Phillips 1829 pencil urchin
Polycidaris nusplingensis n. sp.3 pencil urchin
1Andrade et al. 2010; 2Fuchs and Schweigert 2018; 3Grawe-Baumeister et al. 2000; 4Herrera et al. 2021; 5Kemp 1999; 6Klug 2008; 7Scholz et al. 2008; 8Wellnhofer 1970; 9Wellnhofer 1975; 10Young et al. 2012