Where: France (48.9° N, 7.7° E: paleocoordinates 38.2° N, 17.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Braunjura alpha & Braunjura beta Formation (Braunjura Group), Late/Upper Toarcian to Late/Upper Toarcian (180.1 - 170.3 Ma)
• Dumortieria, Leioceras opalinum, Grammoceras (Pleydellia) aalensis, Ludwigia murchisonae zones
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified marl and lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Mainly based on Schneider (1927), but also on amateur collections.
Primary reference: F. Papier. 2001. Die Gundershoffener Klamm. Fossilien 6/01:368-374 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 51501: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 07.06.2005, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Crustacea | |
Crustacea indet. Brünnich 1772 | |
Polychaeta | |
"Serpula gordialis" = Glomerula serpentina
"Serpula gordialis" = Glomerula serpentina Schlotheim 1820 | |
Lingulata | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Rhynchonella bouchardi" = Soaresirhynchia bouchardi, "Rhynchonella cf. jurensis" = Pseudogibbirhynchia jurensis
"Rhynchonella bouchardi" = Soaresirhynchia bouchardi Davidson 1852
"Rhynchonella cf. jurensis" = Pseudogibbirhynchia jurensis Quenstedt 1858 | |
Bivalvia | |
Nucula hammeri nut clam
Nucula hausmanni Roemer 1836 nut clam | |
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"Liogryphaea ferruginea" = Gryphaea
"Liogryphaea ferruginea" = Gryphaea oyster | |
"Liostrea calceola" = Ostrea calceolus, "Alectryonia sp." = Ostrea (Alectryonia)
"Liostrea calceola" = Ostrea calceolus Zieten 1923 oyster
"Alectryonia sp." = Ostrea (Alectryonia) Fischer de Waldheim 1807 oyster | |
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Lima galathea, "Lima duplicata" = Lima (Mantellum) duplicata
Lima galathea file clam
"Lima duplicata" = Lima (Mantellum) duplicata Carle Sowerby 1827 file clam | |
Pseudomonotis elegans scallop | |
Placunopsis socialis Morris and Lycett 1853 scallop
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
"Pecten (Chlamys) textorius" = Chlamys textoria
"Pecten (Chlamys) textorius" = Chlamys textoria Schlotheim 1820 scallop | |
"Pecten (Entolium) disciformis" = Entolium (Entolium) disciforme
"Pecten (Entolium) disciformis" = Entolium (Entolium) disciforme Schubler 1833 scallop | |
"Inoceramus amygdaloides" = Mytiloides amygdaloides, "Inoceramus dubius" = Parainoceramya dubia
"Inoceramus amygdaloides" = Mytiloides amygdaloides Goldfuss 1835 clam
"Inoceramus dubius" = Parainoceramya dubia Sowerby 1826 clam | |
Goniomya knorri, Pholadomya reticulata, Pholadomya compta, "Pholadomya voltzii" = Pholadomya (Pholadomya) voltzii, Homomya obtusa
Goniomya knorri clam
Pholadomya compta clam
"Pholadomya voltzii" = Pholadomya (Pholadomya) voltzii Agassiz 1840 clam
Homomya obtusa clam | |
Protocardia subtruncata cockle | |
Tancredia chaputi clam | |
Pronoella ovata clam | |
"Lucinopsis trigonalis" = Mysia, "Pitarinae indet." = Callocardiinae
"Lucinopsis trigonalis" = Mysia venus clam
"Pitarinae indet." = Callocardiinae Dall 1895 venus clam | |
"Corbula obscura" = Corbulomima obscura
"Corbula obscura" = Corbulomima obscura Sowerby 1821 clam | |
Pleuromya angusta, Pleuromya aff. exarata, Pleuromya glabra, Pleuromya aff. voltzii, Pleuromya unioides, Pleuromya elongata
Pleuromya angusta clam
Pleuromya glabra clam
Pleuromya unioides Roemer 1835 clam
Pleuromya elongata Schlotheim 1822 clam | |
Scaphotrigonia (Trigonia) navis, "Trigonia formosa" = Myophorella formosa
Scaphotrigonia (Trigonia) navis Lamarck 1900 clam
"Trigonia formosa" = Myophorella formosa Lycett 1860 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Chemnitzia sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail | |
Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail | |
"Cryptaulax armata" = Cryptaulax armatum
"Cryptaulax armata" = Cryptaulax armatum Goldfuss 1843 snail | |
Coelodiscus minutus Schubler 1833 snail | |
"Turbo subduplicatus" = Costatrochus subduplicatus
"Turbo subduplicatus" = Costatrochus subduplicatus d'Orbigny 1850 snail | |
Eucyclus subangulatus snail | |
Pleurotomaria opalina snail | |
Cephalopoda | |
Hammatoceras alleoni ammonite
Hammatoceras subinsigne ammonite | |
Leioceras costatum, Leioceras uncinatum, Leioceras uncum, Leioceras sinon, Leioceras opalinum, Ludwigia murchisonae
Leioceras costatum ammonite
Leioceras uncinatum ammonite
Leioceras uncum ammonite
Leioceras opalinum Reinecke 1818 ammonite
Ludwigia murchisonae Sowerby 1829 ammonite | |
Dumortieria leesbergi, Dumortieria sp., Dumortieria subundulata, Dumortieria nicklesi, Dumortieria radiosa, Dumortieria levesquei, Dumortieria pseudoradiosa, Dumortieria kochi, "Dumortieria rhodanica" = Dumortieria radians, Dumortieria gundershofensis, Grammoceras fluitans, Grammoceras aalense, Grammoceras costulatum, Grammoceras lotharingicum, Grammoceras steinmanni, Grammoceras moorei, Grammoceras mactra, Grammoceras subcomptum, "Grammoceras leurum" = Pleydellia leura, "Grammoceras aff. distans" = Cotteswoldia distans
Dumortieria leesbergi ammonite
Dumortieria sp. ammonite
Dumortieria subundulata ammonite
Dumortieria nicklesi ammonite
Dumortieria radiosa Seebach 1864 ammonite
Dumortieria levesquei d'Orbigny 1844 ammonite
Dumortieria pseudoradiosa Branco 1879 ammonite
Dumortieria kochi Benecke 1905 ammonite
"Dumortieria rhodanica" = Dumortieria radians Reinecke 1818 ammonite
Dumortieria gundershofensis Haug 1887 ammonite
Grammoceras fluitans ammonite
Grammoceras aalense ammonite
Grammoceras costulatum ammonite
Grammoceras lotharingicum ammonite
Grammoceras steinmanni ammonite
Grammoceras moorei ammonite
Grammoceras mactra ammonite
Grammoceras subcomptum ammonite
"Grammoceras leurum" = Pleydellia leura Buckman 1890 ammonite
"Grammoceras aff. distans" = Cotteswoldia distans Buckman 1890 ammonite | |
Mesoteuthis rhenanus belemnite
Mesoteuthis conoideus belemnite | |
Acrocoelites rostriformis Theodori 1837 belemnite
Dactyloteuthis trifidus belemnite
Dactyloteuthis irregularis von Schlotheim 1813 belemnite | |
Passaloteuthis subaduncatus belemnite | |
Hastites subclavatus belemnite | |
Pachyteuthis breviformis belemnite
Pachyteuthis conulus belemnite | |
"Nautilus lineatus" = Cenoceras lineatum
"Nautilus lineatus" = Cenoceras lineatum Sowerby 1813 nautiloid | |
Reptilia | |
? Plesiosaurus sp. de la Beche and Conybeare 1821 plesiosaur | |
Crinoidea | |
Pentacrinus jurensis Sea lily |