Toarcian, Quedlinburg, Germany: Late/Upper Toarcian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea - Cyrtocrinida - Tetracrinidae
Praetetracrinus inornatus (Simms 1989)
Jäger 1995
Praetetracrinus kutscheri n. sp. Jäger 1995
Jäger 1995
Crinoidea - Millericrinida - Millericrinidae
? Shroshaecrinus quedlinburgensis n. sp. Jäger 1995
Jäger 1995
Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Hemieuryalidae
? Sigsbeia lunaris (Hess 1962)
rare
Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae
Ophiomusium geisingense Kutscher 1992
recombined as Mesophiomusium geisingense
very frequent
Ophiomusium scabrum Hess 1962
recombined as Mesophiomusium scabrum
very frequent
Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiopholidae
? Ophiopholis trispinosa Hess 1965
very rare
Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiomyxidae
? Ophiarachna liasica n. sp. Kutscher 1996
very frequent
Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae
? Ophiacantha toarcensis Hess 1962
very frequent
? Ophiacantha cf. dorecki Hess 1962
rare
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae
Sinosura schneideri Kutscher 1987
very frequent
Sinosura brodiei (Wright 1866)
very frequent
? Ophiopetra oertlii Hess 1965
rare
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
? Ophiocten seeweni Kutscher and Hary 1991
very frequent
? Ophiura astonensis Hess 1964
very frequent
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida
Ophiotrapezium spinulosum n. gen., n. sp. Kutscher 1996
frequent
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Thüringen County:Quedlinburg
Coordinates: 51.8° North, 11.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.3° North, 19.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Toarcian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 3
*Period:Early/Lower Jurassic - Early/Lower Jurassic
*International age/stage:Late/Upper Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian
Key time interval:Late/Upper Toarcian
Age range of interval:180.10000 - 175.60000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified marl
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:31988
Authorizer:L. Villier, M. Clapham Enterer:L. Villier, M. Clapham
Modifier:J. Millet Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-05-30 01:58:13 Last modified:2006-07-11 08:43:57
Access level:the public Released:2003-05-30 01:58:13
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

8568. M. Kutscher. 1996. Echinodermata aus dem Ober-Toarcium und Aalenium Deutschlands II: Ophiuroidea. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, serie B, Geologie und Paläontologie 242:1-33 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]

Secondary references:

44974 M. Jäger. 1995. Echinodermata aus dem Ober-Toarcium und Aalenium Deutschlands I. Crinoidea: Cyrtocrinina und Millericrinina. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 226:1-51 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]