Üxheim 1, Heisdorf Formation (siltstone) (Devonian of Germany)

Where: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (50.3° N, 6.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 10.9° S, 23.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Heisdorf Formation, Emsian (410.6 - 393.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, shelly/skeletal limestone and lithified siltstone

• fossil-rich crinoidal limestone and siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Basse and P. Müller. 2004. Eifel-Trilobiten III. Corynexochida, Proetida (2), Harpetida, Phacopida (2), Lichida. 1-261 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 188763: authorized by Melanie Hopkins, entered by Melanie Hopkins on 18.09.2017

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Taxonomic list

Artiopoda
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Acastellina sp. Richter and Richter 1975 trilobite
"Comura defensor" = Asteropyge (Comura) trilobite
Treveropyge sp. Struve 1958 trilobite