7: Waterland, Kohlhahn, Mühlenberg Beds, Rhenish Massif, Germany (Devonian of Germany)

Where: Germany (51.1° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 23.6° S, 8.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Mühlenberg Formation, Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• Middle Eifelian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, fine-grained sandstone

• Mühlenberg Sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: A. May. 2003. Die Fossilführung des Mitteldevons im Raum Attendorn-Olpe (West-Sauerland; Rechtsrheinisches Schiefergebirge) [Middle Devonian fossils of the Attendorn-Olpe area (western Sauerland; Rhenish Massif]. Geologie und Paläontologie in Westfalen 60:47-79 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60134: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 03.05.2006

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Facetocrinus quelernensis
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Pteraspidomorpha
 Pteraspidiformes - Protaspididae
? Helaspis dissimilis
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Stringocephalidae
Subrensselandia abbreviata
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
listed as Schizophoria sp. "cf. antiqua SOLLE" sensu MAY
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyris sp., Athyris triplesioides
 Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
Subcuspidella geesensis
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Xystostrophia umbraculum
Xystostrophia umbraculum von Schlotheim 1820
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparollus (Philoxene) cf. laevis" = Philoxene laevis
"Straparollus (Philoxene) cf. laevis" = Philoxene laevis d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 snail