Bed 53, Kernbohrung Wittnau, Baden-Württemberg (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.0° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 37.0° N, 17.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Jurensismergel Formation, Levesquei (182.0 - 175.6 Ma)

• Bed at a depth of 98.8 m with a thickness of 0.3 m; insigne-zone; dispansum subzone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified siltstone

• In the south-german basin (Süddeutsches Becken) located at the northern margin of the Thetys. About 50 km away from shore
• The beds frequently contain accumulated biodetritus, mainly Echinodermata-debris and Bivalve-shell. The marly claystone is subdivided through layers of pyrite nodules, accumulations of limeconcretions and finley distributed Bivalve-(Bositra)-shell, forming a quite disturbed sedimentsuccesion.

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: W. Ohmert, V. Allia C. Arias et al. 1996. Die Grenzziehung Unter-/Mitteljura (Toarcium/Aalenium) bei Wittnau und Fuentelsaz [Determinig the boundary between Toarcium/Aalenium near Wittnau and Fuentelsaz]. Informationen Geologisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg 8:1-52 [W. Kiessling/T. Schossleitner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59429: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Thomas Schossleitner on 03.04.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Citharina clathrata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina dorbignyi
Lenticulina dorbignyi
ssp. dorbignyi
 Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Reinholdella traubensis
Foraminifera
 Hormosinacea - Hormosinidae
"Rheophax metensis" = Reophax
"Rheophax metensis" = Reophax
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"Marginulina breviformis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
"Marginulina breviformis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
 Lagenina - Robuloididae
Falsopalmula tenuistriata
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Alocolytoceras sp.
Alocolytoceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula (Tetraserpula) sp.