Where: Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (47.7° N, 13.1° E: paleocoordinates 7.8° N, 23.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lercheck Limestone Formation (Hallstatt Facies Group), Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

• "earliest Ladinian age"

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

• "a partial, semi-articulated skeleton, consisting of much of the skull and the anterior trunk region"

•"The bones differ little in color from the yellowish-gray matrix, generally being somewhat lighter. The bones are little crushed or deformed but bone tissue preservation is exceedingly poor. Most bones, including the skull bones, not only show signs of heavy surface corrosion but the internal structure is heavily damaged as well. This is most obvious in the ribs which are hollow not far from their head to their tip."

Collected by G. Wolf and G. Tichy in 1991

Primary reference: P. M. Sander and C. Faber. 2003. The Triassic marine reptile Omphalosaurus: osteology, jaw anatomy, and evidence for ichthyosaurian affinities. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23(4):799-816 [M. Carrano/H. Street/H. Street]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 97856: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 01.09.2010

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