Willwerath (Mainz collection): Early Emsian, Germany
collected by M. Poschmann
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Arachnida
- Phalangiotarbida
- Devonotarbidae
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Devonotarbus hombachensis
Poschmann et al. 2005
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Poschmann and Dunlop 2012 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| PWL2011/5668-LS (ex coll. E. Braun) | ||||||||||
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Arachnida
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Xenarachne willwerathensis n. gen., n. sp.
Dunlop and Poschmann 1997
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| PWL1997/1-LS | ||||||||||
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Eurypterida
- Rhenopteridae
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Rhenopterus dientsi
Størmer 1936
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Poschmann and Tetlie 2006 | |||||||||
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Eurypterida
- Adelophthalmidae
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Adelophthalmus sievertsi
Poschmann 2006
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Poschmann and Tetlie 2006 | |||||||||
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Parahughmilleria hefteri
Stormer 1973
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Poschmann and Tetlie 2006 | |||||||||
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Pruemopterus salgadoi
Poschmann 2021
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Poschmann 2021 | |||||||||
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Eurypterida
- Pterygotidae
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Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
(Jaekel 1914)
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Poschmann and Tetlie 2006 | |||||||||
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Eurypterida
- Erieopteridae
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Erieopterus sp.
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Poschmann and Tetlie 2006 | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Germany |
| Coordinates: | 50.3° North, 6.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.7° South, 4.6° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Devonian | Epoch: | Early Devonian |
| Stage: | Emsian | 10 m.y. bin: | Devonian 2 |
| Key time interval: | Early Emsian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 407.6 - 398.3 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Klerf | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The fossil-bearing sequence is approximately 1.5 m thick and comprises muds and siltstones intercalated with thin, sandy laminae. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified siltstone |
| Lithology description: Fine, hard silt with a blocky fracture. The sediment is grey, but weathers to an orange-brown colour. | |
| Environment: | estuary/bay |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | M. Poschmann |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Landessammlung fur Naturkunde, Rheinland-Pfalz at Mainz | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 155775 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham, D. Smith, R. Plotnick | Enterer: | M. Clapham, R. Plotnick, A. Kinchloe |
| Modifier: | R. Plotnick | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2014-04-30 23:25:26 | Last modified: | 2023-10-25 21:49:07 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-04-30 23:25:26 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9431. | J. A. Dunlop and M. Poschmann. 1997. On the Emsian (Lower Devonian) arthropods of the Rhenish Schiefergebirge: 1. Xenarachne, an enigmatic arachnid from Willwerath, Germany. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 71:231-236 [D. Smith/A. Kinchloe/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 86173 | S.J. Braddy, M. Poschmann, and O. E. Tetlie. 2007. Giant claw reveals the largest ever arthropod. Biology Letters 4:106-109 [R. Plotnick/R. Plotnick/R. Plotnick] | |
| 52985 | M. Poschmann and J. A. Dunlop. 2012. Reassessing Devonotarbus, a phalangiotarbid arachnid from the Lower Devonian (Siegenian and Emsian) of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge (SW Germany). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86:377-387 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 81495 | M. Poschmann and O. E. Tetlie. 2006. On the Emsian (Lower Devonian) arthropods of the Rhenish Slate Mountains: 5. Rare and poorly known eurypterids from Willwerath, Germany. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 80(4):325-343 [R. Plotnick/R. Plotnick] | |
| 86174 | M.J. Poschmann. 2021. A new sea scorpion (Arthropoda, Eurypterida) from the Early Devonian of Willwerath (Rhineland‑Palatinate, SW Germany). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 95:17-26 [R. Plotnick/R. Plotnick] | |
| 85845 | L. Størmer. 1969. Eurypterids from the lower Devonian of Willwerath, Eifel . Senckenbergiana Lethaea 50(1):21-31 [R. Plotnick/R. Plotnick] |