Where: Denmark (55.6° N, 12.6° E: paleocoordinates 49.8° N, 9.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: NP4-NP5 nannofossil zone, Lellinge Greensand Formation, Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Lellinge Greensand, which is unconformably overlying the Danian Limestone, and is overlain by the Kerteminde Marl. AGE: Selandian, NP4-NP5 nannofossil zones, and P3 foraminiferal zone.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, green sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected by Nielsen
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COLLECTORS: M. Nielsen. REPOSITORY: Includes 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 159795: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.08.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
Pteralbula conchaeformis Koken 1885 bonefish | |
Rhechias angulosus Schwarzhans 2003 conger eel | |
Arius danicus Koken 1891 Ariid catfish | |
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery 1993 | |
Gadiformes indet. Goodrich 1909 | |
Palaeogadus sinangulatus, "Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus
Palaeogadus sinangulatus Schwarzhans 2003
"Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus Koken 1885 | |
Gadomorpholithus ponderosus Koken 1885 | |
Protocolliolus amorphus n. sp.
Protocolliolus amorphus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Zeiformorum janni n. sp.
Zeiformorum janni n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Ophidiidarum seelandicus Koken 1885 | |
Hoplostethus lacinatus Koken 1885 | |
Centroberyx fragilis n. sp.
Centroberyx fragilis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus
"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus Roedel 1930 |