Herznach (Jurassic of Switzerland)
Where: Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland (47.4° N, 7.4° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 16.7° E)
When: Herznach Member (Ifenthal Formation), Late/Upper Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: intrashelf or intraplatform reef; lithified marl
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: H. Löser, A. Wetzel, and B. Hostettler. 2024. Callovian corals from the Swiss Jura. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 143(3) [W. Kiessling/A. Watson/A. Watson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 233587: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Alissa Watson on 19.02.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Only corals reported. Ammonites, bivalves, bryozoans, and crinoids were also reported to be present.
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Montlivaltia icaunensis d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Trochophyllia cf. melania Fromentel 1864 stony coral
Clausastrea sp. d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Clausastrea superfcialis stony coral | |
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Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral | |
Eocomoseris sp., Dimorpharaea fungiformis, Dimorpharaea ornata, Dimorpharaea williamsonensis, Dimorpharaea sp., Dimorpharaea cf. tosaensis
Eocomoseris sp. Melnikova et al. 1993 stony coral
Dimorpharaea fungiformis stony coral
Dimorpharaea ornata stony coral
Dimorpharaea williamsonensis stony coral
Dimorpharaea sp. de Fromentel 1861 stony coral
Dimorpharaea cf. tosaensis Eguchi 1951 stony coral | |
"Miscellosmilia famosa" = Axosmilia famosa
"Miscellosmilia famosa" = Axosmilia famosa Eliasova 1976 stony coral | |