Westerstein Stromatolite Reef, Harz Mountains (Permian of Germany)

Also known as Reef 131

Where: Germany (51.6° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 16.1° N, 22.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zechstein (259.5 - 254.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• several reefs, up to 300 m long and 100 m wide

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: J. Paul. 1980. Upper Permian algal stromatolite reefs, Harz Mountains, Germany. Contributions to Sedimentology 9:253-268 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 75575: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.10.2007

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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"Stromatolite" indet.
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Liebea septifer
Liebea septifer King 1844 clam
Foraminifera
 Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae
Ammodiscus sp.
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862