Zell unter Aichelberg, epsilon II-4 (SMNS collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Germany (48.7° N, 9.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 39.5° N, 27.0° E (Wright 2013)

When: Posidonienschiefer Formation, Early/Lower Toarcian (184.2 - 182.9 Ma)

• Uppermost semicelatum Subzone-lowermost exaratum Subzone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by A. Brune in 1983; reposited in the SMNS

Primary reference: E. E. Maxwell and S. Stumpf. 2017. Revision of Saurorhynchus (Actinopterygii: Saurichthyidae) from the Early Jurassic of England and Germany. European Journal of Taxonomy 321:1-29 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 186719: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 01.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
Saurorhynchus hauffi n. sp. Maxwell and Stumpf 2017 ray-finned fish
SMNS 55057