Bed 21, Kernbohrung/Tongrube Wittnau, Baden-Württemberg (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.0° N, 7.8° E: paleocoordinates 37.4° N, 17.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Jurensismergel Formation, Early/Lower Aalenian (175.6 - 171.6 Ma)

• bed at depth 74.6 m with a thickness of 0.8 m; opalinum zone; torulosum subzone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, shelly/skeletal claystone

• In the south-german basin (Süddeutsches Becken) located at the northern margin of the Thetys. About 50 km away from shore
• In this part of the Jurensismergel (jurensemarl) the quite fast and constant sedimentation is characterized by mostly strong Bositra-accumulations. The high content of lime results in so called Tutenmergel layers and lenses. Lime and pyrite nodules are less common in this part.

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: bulk, 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 59461: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Thomas Schossleitner on 03.04.2006

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
"Calliphylloceras supraliasicum" = Phylloceras supraliasicum
"Calliphylloceras supraliasicum" = Phylloceras supraliasicum Pompeckj 1893 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
"Cotteswoldia cf. paucicostata" = Pleydellia
"Cotteswoldia cf. paucicostata" = Pleydellia ammonite
 Belemnitida -
Brevibelus breviformis Voltz 1830 belemnite
 Belemnitida - Salpingoteuthididae
 Belemnitida - Hastitidae
"Rhabdobelus exilis" = Rhabdobelus avena
"Rhabdobelus exilis" = Rhabdobelus avena Dumortier 1866 belemnite
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Bythocyprididae
 Podocopida - Progonocytheridae
 Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
"Cytheropterina cribna" = Orthonotacythere
"Cytheropterina cribna" = Orthonotacythere ostracod
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Paracypris "sp. 1" Sars 1866 ostracod
 Podocopida -
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
Polycope pelta Fischer 1961 ostracod
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites subcretaceus Cushman and Alexander 1930