Where: Germany (51.7° N, 7.9° E: paleocoordinates 42.3° N, 8.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Beckum Member (Ahlen Formation), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified marl
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: cast
Collection methods: Most specimens were collected by the author himself from the 1930s to the 1960s. Lists also include some additional material from museum collections.
Primary reference: R. Giers. 1964. Die Großfauna der Mukronatenkreide (unteres Obercampan) im östlichen Münsterland. Fortschr. Geol. Rheinld. u. Westf. 7:213-294 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 64177: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 03.09.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae | |
Aulaxinia sulcifera Roemer 1864 demosponge
Callopegma acaule Zittel 1878 demosponge | |
Plinthosella squamosa Zittel 1878 demosponge | |
Stichophyma multiformis Bronn 1837 demosponge | |
Hexactinellida | |
"Hexactinella angustata" = Polyopesia angustata
"Hexactinella angustata" = Polyopesia angustata Schrammen 1902 glass sponge | |
Cephalopoda | |
Rhyncholithes sp. Blainville 1827 | |
Pachydiscus patagiosus ammonite | |
Hoploscaphites gibbus ammonite | |
Bivalvia | |
"Dimyodon nilssoni" = Atreta nilssoni
"Dimyodon nilssoni" = Atreta nilssoni Hagenow 1842 scallop | |
"Ostrea bronni" = Cassianella gryphaeata
"Ostrea bronni" = Cassianella gryphaeata Münster 1841 oyster | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Craniata | |