Diekholzen (Oligocene of Germany)
Where: Germany (52.1° N, 9.9° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 6.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• late Oligocene
Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous sandstone
Primary reference: J. Rust. 1995. Fossilfuhrung des Oberoligozans von Diekholzen bei Hildesheim. Terra Nostra 4-95:48-49 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 80556: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.04.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834 | |
Gnathostomata | |
Osteichthyes indet. bony fish | |
Mammalia | |
Halitherium sp. Kaup 1838 dugong | |
Bivalvia | |
Pecten (Hiberia) hofmanni, "Pecten (Hiberia) biffidus" = Pecten fumatus
Pecten (Hiberia) hofmanni scallop
"Pecten (Hiberia) biffidus" = Pecten fumatus Reeve 1852 scallop | |
Brachiopoda | |
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805 | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 |