Bed 44, Kernbohrung Wittnau, Baden-Württemberg (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.0° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 37.1° N, 17.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Jurensismergel Formation, Late/Upper Toarcian (180.1 - 175.6 Ma)

• Bed at a depth of 93.0 m with a thickness of 0.4 m; aalensis zone; aalensis subzone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified claystone

• 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, having 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 59438: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Thomas Schossleitner on 03.04.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina dorbignyi, Lenticulina cf. foveolata
Lenticulina dorbignyi
ssp. dorbignyi
 Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Reinholdella traubensis
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites subcretaceus
Ammobaculites subcretaceus Cushman and Alexander 1930
 Lagenina - Robuloididae
Falsopalmula tenuistriata
Ostracoda
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
Polycope sp.
Polycope sp. ostracod
 Podocopida - Progonocytheridae
Kinkelinella fischeri
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Otocythere callosa
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherelloidea cadomensis
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Infracytheropteron supraliassicum
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Cotteswoldia aalensis, Cotteswoldia aalensis, Cotteswoldia aalensis, Cotteswoldia subcompta
Cotteswoldia aalensis Zieten 1832 ammonite
ssp. aalensis
Cotteswoldia aalensis Zieten 1832 ammonite
ssp. distans
Cotteswoldia aalensis Zieten 1832 ammonite
ssp. tenuicostata
Cotteswoldia subcompta Branco 1879 ammonite