Solnhofen (Häberlein collection): Early/Lower Tithonian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Euryaspis radians n. gen., n. sp. Wagner 1861
1 specimen
nomen dubium belonging to Thalassochelydia
Xiphosura - Xiphosurida - Limulidae
Limulus giganteus n. sp. Münster 1840
Münster 1840
synonym of Mesolimulus walchi
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Land Bayern
Coordinates: 48.9° North, 11.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.1° North, 19.2° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Late/Upper Jurassic
Stage:Tithonian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Tithonian Ammonoid zone: Hybonoticeras hybonotum
Age range of interval:149.20000 - 146.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Solnhofen
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,mechanical,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Repository: collection of Häberlein (Pappenheim, Germany)
Metadata
Database number:137801
Authorizer:R. Benson, M. Clapham Enterer:R. Benson, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate,vertebrate
Created:2012-12-19 22:01:21 Last modified:2020-12-21 23:36:30
Access level:the public Released:2012-12-19 22:01:21
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26303.ETE J. A. Wagner. 1861. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntniss der urweltlichen Fauna des lithographischen Schiefers [New contributions to the knowledge of the ancient fauna of the lithographic slates]. Abhandlungen der königlichen bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaft, II Classe 9(1):65-124 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

74886 G. Münster. 1840. Ueber die fossilen Arten Limulus in den lithographischen Schiefern von Bayern. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 3:26-27 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]