Where: Denmark (55.6° N, 12.8° E: paleocoordinates 48.9° N, 10.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)
• 10 stratigraphic units are described in the text but it remains impossible to reconstruct the occurrences of taxa
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, cherty/siliceous packstone
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: K. -B. Nielsen. 1926. Kalken paa Saltholm. Danmarks Geologiske Undersøgelse 4(1):1-23 [L. Villier/L. Villier/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 89866: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 18.06.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Equisetopsida | |
Araucarioxylon sp. Kraus 1870 | |
Foraminifera | |
"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina), Cristellaria rotulata
"Marginulina sp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina) d'Orbigny 1826
Cristellaria rotulata Lamarck 1804 | |
Tubothalamea | |
Webbina sp. d'Orbigny 1839 | |
Foraminifera | |
Globothalamea | |
Nodosariata | |
Anthozoa | |
Graphularia gronwalli sea pen | |
Moltkia isis gorgonian
Moltkia lyelli gorgonian | |
"Isis vertebralis" = Parisis vertebralis
"Isis vertebralis" = Parisis vertebralis Hennig 1899 gorgonian | |
Primnoa costata gorgonian | |
Coelosmilia brevis stony coral
Smilotrochus faxensis stony coral
Ceratotrochus saltholmensis stony coral
Ceratotrochus milthersi stony coral | |
Flabellum calcitrapa stony coral | |
Calcarea | |
Porosphaera adhoerens, Porosphaera aplanata, Porosphaera universalis, Porosphaera umbonata, Porosphaera foliata
Porosphaera adhoerens calcareous sponge
Porosphaera aplanata calcareous sponge
Porosphaera universalis calcareous sponge
Porosphaera umbonata calcareous sponge
Porosphaera foliata calcareous sponge | |
Hexactinellida | |
Aphrocallistes sp. Gray 1858 glass sponge | |
Sedentaria | |
Cephalopoda | |
"Nautilus danicus" = Hercoglossa danica
"Nautilus danicus" = Hercoglossa danica Schlotheim 1820 | |
Nautilus fricator, "Nautilus bellerophon" = Eutrephoceras bellerophon
Nautilus fricator Beck 1835
"Nautilus bellerophon" = Eutrephoceras bellerophon Lundgren 1867 | |
Gastropoda | |
"Solarium sp." = Trochus (Solarium)
"Solarium sp." = Trochus (Solarium) top snail | |
Cerithium pseudotelescopium cerith snail
Cerithium selandicum cerith snail | |
Scalaria sp. Lamarck 1801 wentletrap | |
Voluta sp. Linnaeaus 1758 volute | |
Fusus sp. Bruguière 1789 snail | |
"Tritonium sp." = Charonia
"Tritonium sp." = Charonia Gistel 1848 triton | |
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Modiola cottae" = Modiolus
"Modiola cottae" = Modiolus mussel | |
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam | |
"Gryphaea vesicularis" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesicularis, Exogyra canaliculata
"Gryphaea vesicularis" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Exogyra canaliculata oyster | |
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
"Dimyodon costatus" = Atreta, "Dimyodon nilssoni" = Atreta nilssoni
"Dimyodon costatus" = Atreta scallop
"Dimyodon nilssoni" = Atreta nilssoni Hagenow 1842 scallop | |
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam | |
Spondylus danicus, "Pecten sericeus" = Flabellipecten sericeus
Spondylus danicus scallop
"Pecten sericeus" = Flabellipecten sericeus Hinds 1844 scallop | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Craniata | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Stenolaemata | |
"Melicertites steenstrupi" = Meliceritites
"Melicertites steenstrupi" = Meliceritites | |
Osculipora truncata Goldfuss 1826 | |
Multicavea danica, "Crisidmonea cancellata" = Reteporidea, "Crisidmonea macropora" = Reteporidea, "Crisidmonea lichenoides" = Reteporidea
"Crisidmonea cancellata" = Reteporidea
"Crisidmonea macropora" = Reteporidea
"Crisidmonea lichenoides" = Reteporidea | |
Thecostraca | |
Pollicipes danicus barnacle | |
Scalpellum steenstrupi barnacle | |
Malacostraca | |
Palaega sp. Woodward 1870 pill bug | |
"Panopaeus faxensis" = Panopeus
"Panopaeus faxensis" = Panopeus crab | |
Dromia elegans crab | |
"Necrocarcinus insignis" = Arcticocarcinus insignis
"Necrocarcinus insignis" = Arcticocarcinus insignis Segerberg 1900 crab | |
Chondrichthyes | |
"Cestracion danicus" = Heterodontus
"Cestracion danicus" = Heterodontus bullhead shark | |
"Oxyrhina lundgreni" = Sphenodus lundgreni
"Oxyrhina lundgreni" = Sphenodus lundgreni Davis 1890 elasmobranch | |
"Odontaspis bronnii" = Lamna bronnii
"Odontaspis bronnii" = Lamna bronnii Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark | |
"Lamna appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata
"Lamna appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835 mackerel shark | |
"Scapanorhynchus tenuis" = Carcharias tenuis
"Scapanorhynchus tenuis" = Carcharias tenuis Davis 1890 sand shark | |
"Lamna incurva" = Odontaspis incurva
"Lamna incurva" = Odontaspis incurva Davis 1888 sand tiger shark | |
Scyllium vincenti cat shark | |
Echinoidea | |
Cidaris sp. Leske 1778 pencil urchin
Temnocidaris danica Desor 1855 pencil urchin | |
Tylocidaris vexillifera pencil urchin | |
Salenia sp. Gray 1835 sea urchin | |
"Cyphosoma sp." = Phymosoma
"Cyphosoma sp." = Phymosoma Haime 1853 sea urchin | |
"Pyrina freucheni" = Plagiochasma cruciferum
"Pyrina freucheni" = Plagiochasma cruciferum Morton 1830 sea urchin | |
Cassidulus faberi sea urchin | |
Brissopneustes suecicus heart urchin
Micraster sp. Agassiz 1836 heart urchin | |
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847 heart urchin | |
"Echinocorys sulcatus" = Echinocorys scutata ovata, Holaster faxensis
"Echinocorys sulcatus" = Echinocorys scutata ovata Leske 1778 sea urchin
Holaster faxensis sea urchin | |
"Globator ravni n. sp." = Adelopneustes boehmi
"Globator ravni n. sp." = Adelopneustes boehmi Nietsch 1921 sea urchin | |
Asteroidea | |
Pycinaster crassus Spencer 1907 sea star | |
Chomataster acules, "Mitraster hunteri" = Metopaster hunteri, "Teichaster favosus" = Crateraster favosus, "Metopaster mammillatus" = Recurvaster mammillatus
Chomataster acules Spencer 1913 sea star
"Mitraster hunteri" = Metopaster hunteri Forbes 1848 sea star
"Teichaster favosus" = Crateraster favosus Spencer 1913 sea star
"Metopaster mammillatus" = Recurvaster mammillatus Gabb 1876 sea star | |
"Tholaster argus" = Valettaster argus
"Tholaster argus" = Valettaster argus Spencer 1907 sea star | |
Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer 1913 sea star | |
Ophiuroidea | |
"Ophiomusium danicum n. sp." = Ophiomusium granulosum
"Ophiomusium danicum n. sp." = Ophiomusium granulosum Roemer 1841 brittle star | |
Crinoidea | |
"Pentacrinus divergens" = Isocrinus divergens
"Pentacrinus divergens" = Isocrinus divergens Nielsen 1913 Sea lily | |
"Pentacrinus fionicus" = Nielsenicrinus fionicus, "Pentacrinus obsoletus" = Nielsenicrinus obsoletus
"Pentacrinus fionicus" = Nielsenicrinus fionicus Nielsen 1913 Sea lily
"Pentacrinus obsoletus" = Nielsenicrinus obsoletus Nielsen 1913 Sea lily | |
"Pentacrinus crassus" = Isselicrinus paucicirrhus
"Pentacrinus crassus" = Isselicrinus paucicirrhus Nielsen 1913 Sea lily | |
Bourgueticrinus danicus, "Rhizocrinus maximus" = Democrinus maximus
Bourgueticrinus danicus Nielsen 1913 Feather star
"Rhizocrinus maximus" = Democrinus maximus Nielsen 1915 Feather star | |
Ophiomorpha sp. Lundgren 1891 |