Schandelah, nr Braunschweig, level 12 (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Niedersachsen, Germany (52.3° N, 10.7° E: paleocoordinates 41.5° N, 17.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: exaratum ammonoid zone, Posidonia Shale Formation, Early/Lower Toarcian (183.0 - 182.0 Ma)

• "lower part of the upper exaratum Zone, which is probably close to the Schwarzjura epsilon II/4, the lower part of the Unterer Schiefer"

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• "Dark, slightly fissile shale."

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the BSP

Primary reference: P. Wellnhofer and B.-W. Vahldiek. 1986. Ein Flugsaurier-Rest aus dem Posidonienschiefer (Unter-Toarcium) von Schandelah bei Braunschweig. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 60:329-340 [R. Butler/R. Butler/R. Butler]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 91703: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 16.10.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Pterosauria - Campylognathoididae
Campylognathoides sp.
Campylognathoides sp. Strand 1928 pterosaur
BSP 1985 I 87, isolated pelvis