Braunkohlentagebau Frechen: Tortonian, Germany
collected by H. Kurth 1982

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae
Clemmydopsis sp. Boda 1927
two shell specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany
Coordinates: 50.9° North, 6.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.1° North, 5.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Tortonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Tortonian
Age range of interval:11.62000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: The specimen probably comes from the horizon 7C, but it is not certain
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: claystone
Environment:lacustrine - small
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:selective quarrying,survey of museum collection
Collection size:2 specimens
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:H. Kurth Collection dates:1982
Collection method comments: The specimens are stored in the Administrative building of the Garzweiler open pit
Metadata
Also known as:Tagebau Frechen, Open Pit Lignite Mine Frechen, Lower Rhine Embayment
Database number:200098
Authorizer:E. Vlachos Enterer:E. Vlachos
Created:2019-03-08 07:48:06 Last modified:2019-03-08 07:48:06
Access level:the public Released:2019-03-08 07:48:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

68088. N. Klein and U. Lieven. 2007. Eine Sumpfschildkrote (Bataguridae) aus dem Ober-Miozan der Niederrheinischen Bucht (NW-Deutschland). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 81(2):105-112 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos]