Stark Quarry, Schamhaupten (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Bayern, Germany (48.9° N, 11.6° E: paleocoordinates 40.2° N, 19.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Painten Formation (Weißjura Group), Late/Upper Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• Malm Epsilon 2 (setatum subzone), Weissjura epsilon; listed as both Solnhofen Formation, and as Painten Fm./Schamhaupten Subformation, "Profilschicht E3". Beckeri zone, Ulmense subzone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; cherty/siliceous lime mudstone and bindstone

• "silicified, laminated limestone" and bindstones

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression, soft parts

Collected by H. Balzer, G. Viohl, U. Gerhard, M. Röper in 1988–1998

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ), mechanical,

• collected by Jura Museum and University of Bonn. Taxa not separated into beds, but clearly there are differences in abundances between layers - could be separated into collections if future publications provide more info.

Primary reference: G. Arratia. 2000. Remarkable teleostean fishes from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany and their phylogenetic relationships. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Geowissenschaften Reihe 3:137-179 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59175: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Kaitlin Maguire on 20.03.2006, edited by Matthew Carrano, John Alroy, Jonathan Tennant, Matthew Clapham and Christina Feng

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris sp.11 Sternberg 1825
Gymnospermopsida
 Corystospermales - Corystospermaceae
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Brachyphyllum sp.10 Brongniart 1828
Araucarites sp.11 Presl 1833
Phaeophyceae
  -
Phaeophyceae indet.11 brown algae
Muensteria vermicularis
  -
Muensteria vermicularis11 Sternberg 1833
Anthozoa
 Hexacorallia -
Scleractinia indet.10 Bourne 1900 stony coral
Insecta
 Orthoptera -
Grylloidea indet.11 Laicharting 1781 grasshopper
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet.10 Latreille 1802 ostracod
Malacostraca
 Eumalacostraca -
Isopoda indet.11 Latreille 1817 isopod
on skeleton of Juravenator
 Decapoda - Coleiidae
Coleia longipes11 Fraas 1855 decapod
JME Scha 1531
 Decapoda - Axiidae
Etallonia hoellorum n. sp.11 Polz 1999 decapod
 Decapoda - Glypheidae
Glyphea sp.11 Von Meyer 1835 decapod
 Decapoda -
Palinuroidea indet.11 Latreille 1802 decapod
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet.10 lamp shell
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Torquirhynchia sp.11 Childs 1969
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Lacunosella sp.11 Wisniewska 1932
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
"Berenicea" sp.11 Lamouroux 1821
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.10 Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Buckmanina sp.11 Cossmann 1920 top snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonoidea indet.10 ammonite
35 spp.
 Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Oppeliidae indet.11 Bonarelli 1894 ammonite
 Belemnitida - Mesohibolitidae
 Belemnitida - Belemnotheutidae
Acanthoteuthis sp.11 Wagner in Munster 1839 belemnite
 Octopoda - Muensterellidae
Engeseriteuthis arcuatus n. gen. n. sp.3
Engeseriteuthis arcuatus n. gen. n. sp.3 Fuchs et al. 2019 octopus
JME SOS Scha 709
 Coleoidea -
"Vampyromorpha indet." = Vampyromorphida11
"Vampyromorpha indet." = Vampyromorphida11 Robson 1929 vampire squids
Reptilia
 Ichthyosauria -
Ichthyosauria indet.11 ichthyosaur
sclerotic ring
 Theropoda -
Juravenator starki n. gen. n. sp.4
Juravenator starki n. gen. n. sp.4 Göhlich and Chiappe 2006 coelurosaur
JME SCh 200
 Pterosauria - Rhamphorhynchidae
Rhamphorhynchus sp.11 Meyer 1847 pterosaur
 Loricata - Metriorhynchidae
Dakosaurus maximus1 Plieninger 1846 marine crocodile
 Eosuchia - Sphenodontidae
Leptosaurus pulchellus10 Zittel 1887 lepidosaur
JME SCHA 40
 Testudinata -
Eurysternum wagleri7 Meyer 1839 turtle
JME Scha 97, 70
Solnhofia parsonsi5 Gaffney 1975 turtle
JME Scha 70
 Testudinata - Eurysternidae
Eurysternidae indet.6 Dollo 1886 turtle
JM SCHA 101, shell with eggs
Coelacanthimorpha
 Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae
Undina pencillata11 coelacanth
Actinopteri
 Lepisosteiformes -
Scheenstia zappi n. sp.9 López-Arbarello and Sfercoa 2009 gar
JME Scha 80
 Macrosemiiformes -
Voelklichthys comitatus n. gen. n. sp.2
Voelklichthys comitatus n. gen. n. sp.2 Arratia and Schultze 2012
JM-E SCH 102 (found on same slab as Juravenator starki holotype)
 Elopiformes - Elopidae
? Elopsomolos sp. Arratia 2000
= "Elops-like sp. 1"
Anaethalion zapporum n. sp. Arratia 2000
JM SCh 85
 Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae
"Tharsis sp." = Leptolepis11
"Tharsis sp." = Leptolepis11 Agassiz 1832
 Ichthyodectiformes -
Ascalabothrissops voelkli n. gen. n. sp. Arratia 2000
JM SCh 30a, b
Allothrissops sp. Nybelin 1964
BM.f.7286
 Pycnodontiformes - Gyrodontidae
Gyrodus sp.11 Agassiz 1833
Chondrichthyes
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Paracestracion viohli n. sp.8 Kriwet 2008 bullhead shark
JM Scha 728
Crinoidea
 Roveacrinida - Saccocomidae
Saccocoma tenella11 Goldfuss 1831 Sea lily
 Millericrinida - Millericrinidae
Millericrinus sp.11 d'Orbigny 1840 Sea lily
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.10 Leske 1778 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Pygasteridae
Pygaster sp.11 sea urchin
Tubiphytes morronensis
  -
""Tubiphytes" morronensis" = Crescentiella morronensis11
""Tubiphytes" morronensis" = Crescentiella morronensis11 Crescenti 1969
Goniolina
  -
Goniolina sp.11 de Saporta 1891