Krähenberg: Norian, Germany
collected 2002
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Parasuchidae
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cf. Nicrosaurus sp.
Fraas 1866
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1 element | |||||||||
| GZG.V.20300, tooth | ||||||||||
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Mystriosuchus planirostris
(Meyer 1863)
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9 elements | |||||||||
| GZG.V.20301-20304, teeth. GZG.V.20305, partial gastral rib. GZG.V20306, 20307, osteoderms. GZG.V.20308, right quadrate/quadratojugal. GZG.V.20309, right squamosal | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Niedersachsen | County: | Göttingen |
| Coordinates: | 51.5° North, 9.9° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.5° North, 9.5° East | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| Stage: | Norian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Norian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 227.00000 - 208.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Middle Keuper | Formation: | Arnstadt | Member: | Middle Grey Series |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Arnstadt Formation, previously known as "Steinmergelkeuper". Vertebrate remains were collected from the middle member in this area, the "Middle Grey Series" or "Mittlere Graue Folge" | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | stromatolitic breccia |
| Secondary lithology: | planar lamination,black claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
| Geology comments: "cyclic sediments of a perennial freshwater to saline lake system" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Abundance in sediment: | few |
| Spatial resolution: | allochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | Collection dates: | 2002 |
| Collection method comments: GZG: Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum Göttingen | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 106511 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-03-23 19:00:24 | Last modified: | 2011-03-23 03:00:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-03-23 19:00:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35603. | J. Kimmig and G. Arp. 2010. Phytosaur remains from the Norian Arnstadt Formation (Leine Valley, Germany), with reference to European phytosaur habits. Palaeodiversity 3:215-224 [R. Butler/R. Butler] |