Heimarshausen near Naumburg: Spathian, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Sclerothoracidae
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| 3 specimens | ||||||||||
| NMK-S 117, posterior half of skull. NMK-S 118a, partial skull. NML-S 118b, small skull | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Hessen |
| Coordinates: | 51.2° North, 9.2° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 29.0° North, 28.9° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Early Triassic |
| Stage: | Olenekian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Spathian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 248.1 - 246.7 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Middle Buntsandstein | Formation: | Hardegsen Sandstone | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Top of Hardegsen Sandstone (S6) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: NMK-S, Naturhistorisches Museum, Kassel | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 134164 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-10-03 21:45:16 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-10-03 21:45:16 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 43178. | R. R. Schoch, M. Fastnacht, J. Fichter and T. Keller. 2007. Anatomy and relationships of the Triassic temnospondyl Sclerothorax. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 52(1):117-136 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |