BLANK: Phanerozoic, Germany
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Geography
| Country: | Germany |
| Coordinates: | 48.7° North, 9.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.3° North, 23.6° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cambrian-Cenozoic |
| Key time interval: | Phanerozoic |
| Age range of interval: | 538.8 - 0 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | rare |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Collection size: | 1 individuals |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 104757 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | H. Street |
| Modifier: | R. Benson | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-02-09 07:53:48 | Last modified: | 2013-01-25 14:42:35 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-02-09 07:53:48 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35059. | M. W. Maisch and M. Rücklin. 2000. Cranial osteology of the sauropterygian Plesiosaurus brachypterygius from the Lower Toarcian of Germany. Palaeontology 43(1):29-40 [M. Carrano/H. Street] |