22: Biekhofen, Attendorn, Newberria Beds, Rhenish Massif, Germany: Early/Lower Givetian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Stringocephalidae
Subrensselandia amygdala
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
Acanthophyllum sp. Dybowski 1873
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites goldfussi Lecompte 1939
Anthozoa - Favositida - Coenitidae
Platyaxum (Platyaxum) sp. Davis 1887
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany
Coordinates: 51.1° North, 7.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.2° South, 7.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Middle Devonian
Stage:Givetian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 3
Key time interval:Early/Lower Givetian
Age range of interval:387.70000 - 385.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Newberria
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Lower Givetian, Upper (Middle?) Newberria Beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: fine sandstone and sandy shale with limestone interbeds
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:60150
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-05-04 01:14:23 Last modified:2006-05-05 05:38:22
Access level:the public Released:2006-05-04 01:14:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

17286. A. May. 2003. Die Fossilführung des Mitteldevons im Raum Attendorn-Olpe (West-Sauerland; Rechtsrheinisches Schiefergebirge) [Middle Devonian fossils of the Attendorn-Olpe area (western Sauerland; Rhenish Massif]. Geologie und Paläontologie in Westfalen 60:47-79 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]