Kongedyb (Paleocene of Denmark)

Where: Denmark (55.6° N, 12.7° E: paleocoordinates 49.9° N, 9.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: NP4-NP5 nannofossil zone, Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From an unknown lithostratigraphic unit. Could be the Lellinge Greensand or Kerteminde Marl. AGE: Selandian, NP4-NP5 nannofossil zones, and P3 foraminiferal zone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marinelithified

• ENVIRONMENT: Unknown.
• LITHOLOGY: Not stated in Schwarzhans (2003), but possibly marl or clay. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected in 1934

Collection methods: bulk, core, sieve,

• COLLECTORS: Drilled in 1934. REPOSITORIES: Include Geological Museum of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (MGUH).

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2003. Fish otoliths from the Paleocene of Denmark. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 2:1-94 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 159794: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.08.2014

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for otoliths. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
unclassified
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Actinopteri
 Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina longirostris n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
Protoargentinolithus procerus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus Roedel 1930
 Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery 1993
 Teleostei -
Gadiformes indet. Goodrich 1909
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Palaeogadus sinangulatus n. sp., "Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus
Palaeogadus sinangulatus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
"Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus Koken 1885
 Gadiformes - Lotidae
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Hymenocephalus rosenkrantzi n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 grenadiers
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
 Beryciformes - Berycidae
Centroberyx fragilis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
Acropoma sp. Owen 1854
 Carangiformes - Carangidae
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius danicus Koken 1891 Ariid catfish
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Rhechias angulosus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 conger eel
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pteralbula conchaeformis Koken 1885 bonefish
 Life -
Veliferidarum harderi n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003