Where: Bayern, Germany (49.6° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 20.4° N, 16.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Estherienschichten Member (Grabfeld Formation), Ladinian to Ladinian (242.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• From the Acrodus-Bank of the Estherienschichten of the Gipskeuper, equivalent to the Benk or Grabfeld formations of the Middle Keuper of late Ladinian to early Carnian age (see Deutsche Stratigraphische Kommission 2005: Cour. Forsch.-Inst. Senckenberg 253:1-296).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, green marl

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by U. Emmert in 1973; reposited in the SMNS

Primary reference: R. Wild. 1974. Ein Labyrinthodonten-Rest (Amphibia) aus den Estherien-schichten (Mittlerer Keuper) von Mittelfranken. Geologische Blätter für Nordost-Bayern 24:48-55 [R. Butler/R. Butler]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 97848: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 01.09.2010

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