Wolfsberg Mine: Zechstein, Germany
collected by W. Munk, among others 1975
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Weigeltisauridae
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| 1 individual | ||||||||||
| specimen of Munk collection, Schwalmstedt | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Parasaurus geinitzi
von Meyer 1857
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1 individual | |||||||||
| S 163; specimen in the collection of the Naturkundemuseum in Kassel; provenance uncertain | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Hesse | County: | Hersfeld-Rotenburg |
| Coordinates: | 51.0° North, 10.0° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 25.1° North, 29.3° East (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | hand sample |
Time
| Period: | Permian | Epoch: | Lopingian |
| Stage: | Wuchiapingian | 10 m.y. bin: | Permian 4 |
| Key time interval: | Zechstein | ||
| Age range of interval: | 259.51 - 254.14 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Zechstein | Formation: | Werra | Member: | Kupferschiefer |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The Kupferschiefer (T1) is the basalmost unit of the Werra Formation (Z1), the latter being the basalmost formation of the Zechstein Series (Uppermost Permian of Central Europe).
The Parasaurus specimen is said to come from the alpha sequence ("feine Letten") of the Kupferschiefer (Sues & Munk, 1996, Paläont. Z. 67 (1/2), p. 169-176) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | black,brown lithified claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | offshore |
| Glacial or sequence phase: | transgressive systems tract |
| Geology comments: Deposition took place "below wave base in a stratified water body (Paul, 1986a)" (Becker & Bechstädt, 2006, Sedimentology 53, pp. 1083–1120)
"Sedimentation rates during Kupferschiefer deposition were low (5 mm kyr)1; Füchtbauer, 1968). The Kupferschiefer is thus interpreted as a condensed section, which formed during maximum flooding (Ross & Ross, 1995; Strohmenger et al., 1996a)." (Becker & Bechstädt, 2006) | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
| Spatial resolution: | allochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (float),survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | W. Munk, among others | Collection dates: | 1975 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Iba, Kupferschiefer, Copper Shale, Richelsdorfer Gebirge, Richelsdorf Mountains | ||
| Database number: | 85489 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Mueller | Enterer: | T. Liebrecht |
| Modifier: | T. Liebrecht | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-01-02 07:55:02 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2012-01-02 07:55:02 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28914. | G. Schaumberg. 1976. Zwei Reptilneufunde (Weigeltisaurus KUHN [?], Lepidosauria [?], Reptilia) aus dem Kupferschiefer von Richelsdorf (Perm, Hessen). Philippia 3(1):3-8 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht] |
Secondary references:
| 28956 | R. L. Carroll. 1964. The earliest reptiles. Journal of the Linnean Society (Zoology) 45(304):61-83 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht] |