Dudelange-Zoufftgen Section, Bed 6 (Jurassic of Luxembourg)

Where: Luxembourg (49.5° N, 6.1° E: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 15.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Variabilis (182.0 - 175.6 Ma)

• Illustris et Variabilis subzone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

• marly limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected in 2003

Collection methods: sieve,

Primary reference: D. Delsate and R. Weis. 2010. La Couche à Crassum (Toarcien moyen) au Luxembourg: stratigraphie et faunes de la coupe de Dudelange-Zoufftgen. Ferrantia 62:35-62 [M. Aberhan/T. Schossleitner/P. Scofield]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 141384: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Thomas Schossleitner on 26.03.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Palaeobrachaelurus sp.
Palaeobrachaelurus sp. Thies 1983 carpet shark
 Euselachii - Protospinacidae
Protospinax sp.
Protospinax sp. Woodward 1919 elasmobranch
 Euselachii -
Synechodontiformes indet.
Synechodontiformes indet. Duffin and Ward 1993 elasmobranch
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Paracestracion sp., "Heterodontus" duffini
Paracestracion sp. Koken in Zittel 1911 bullhead shark
"Heterodontus" duffini Thies 1983 bullhead shark
Gnathostomata
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Actinopterygii indet.
Actinopterygii indet. ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
 Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae
Leptolepis sp.
Leptolepis sp. Agassiz 1832
Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Megateuthididae
Acrocoelites sp., Dactyloteuthis digitalis, Dactyloteuthis semistriata, Dactyloteuthis irregularis
Dactyloteuthis digitalis Blainville 1827 belemnite
Dactyloteuthis semistriata Muenster 1830 belemnite
Dactyloteuthis irregularis von Schlotheim 1813 belemnite
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Phylloceras supraliasicum
Phylloceras supraliasicum Pompeckj 1893 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Lytoceras sp., Lytoceras cornucopia
Lytoceras sp. Suess 1865 ammonite
Lytoceras sp. ind. (nov.?)
Lytoceras cornucopia Young and Bird 1822 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Harpoceras nitescens, Polyplectus discoides, Pseudolioceras compactile
Harpoceras nitescens Schlegelmilch 1976 ammonite
Polyplectus discoides Zittel 1831 ammonite
Pseudolioceras compactile Simpson 1855 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Phymatoceratidae
Haugia illustris, "Haugia variabilis" = Haugia variabilis, "Haugia navis" = Haugia variabilis, Haugia jugosa, Phymatoceras lilli, "Denckmannia sp." = Phymatoceras, Denckmannia malagma
Haugia illustris Denckmann 1887 ammonite
"Haugia variabilis" = Haugia variabilis d'Orbigny 1845 ammonite
"Haugia navis" = Haugia variabilis d'Orbigny 1845 ammonite
Haugia jugosa Sowerby 1815 ammonite
Phymatoceras lilli Hauer 1856 ammonite
"Denckmannia sp." = Phymatoceras ammonite
Denckmannia sp. ind. (nov.?)
Denckmannia malagma Dumortier 1874 ammonite
 Nautilida - Cenoceratidae
Cenoceras sp.
Cenoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Pseudomytiloides sp.
Pseudomytiloides sp. Koschelkina 1963 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pectinidae indet.
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam