Also known as Faxe
Where: Sjaelland, Denmark (55.3° N, 12.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.5° N, 9.5° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: NP3 nannofossil zone, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)
• "early NP3" based n a flora described by Perch-Nielsen (1979) and Floris (1979)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal grainstone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: replaced with phosphate
Collection methods: chemical, acetic,
• "treated with buffered acetic acid in order to remove adhering carbonates"
•not bulk collected
•Lund Original and Swedish Museum of Natural History collections
Primary reference: M. Siverson. 1995. Revision of the Danian cow sharks, sand tiger sharks, and goblin sharks (Hexanchidae, Odontaspididae, and Mitsukurinidae) from southern Sweden. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(1):1-12 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 90577: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 07.08.2009, edited by Philip Mannion and Barbara Seuss
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
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Chondrichthyes | |
Notidanodon brotzeni cow shark | |
Machichnus bohemicus1 Mikulas et al. 2006 cartilaginous fish Groups of parallel scrapes are interpreted as bite traces from sharks
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Reptilia | |
Chelonioidea indet.1 Baur 1893 sea turtle MGUH 29293 (carapace fragment ), with bite traces from a crocodilian, shark, and possibly a fish
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Thoracosaurus sp.3 Leidy 1852 crocodilian basioccipital, a cervical vertebra, a humerus and several teeth
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Nihilichnus nihilicus1 Mikulas et al. 2006 crocodilian Two circular bite traces on the turtle carapace, interpreted as crocodylian
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