Echinoidea, Seitenberg section, Belpberg Beds: Burdigalian, Switzerland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus dubius (Agassiz 1840)
2 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.9° North, 7.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.5° North, 9.9° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
Stage: Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
Key time interval: Burdigalian
Age range of interval: 20.45 - 15.98 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Upper marine Molasse Member:Belpberg Beds
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: Belpberg Beds are composed by two conspicuous fossiliferous beds in the upper part: "Petrefactenlager" (fossiliferoous horizons in the upper part of sandstone and marl succession) in the middle part and the "Muschelsandstein" (coarse sandstone with bivalves, pebbles and shark teeth) at the top.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology: poorly lithified marl
Environment:delta front
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:72420
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-06-04 05:27:41 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2007-06-04 05:27:41
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
24530. A. Kroh and U. Menkveld-Gfeller. 2006. Echinoids from the Belpberg Beds (Obere Meeresmolasse, Middle Burdigalian) in the area of Bern (Switzerland). Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 99:193-203 [L. Villier/L. Villier]