Also known as Annetorp
Where: Sweden (55.6° N, 12.9° E: paleocoordinates 48.9° N, 10.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: NP3 nannofossil zone, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)
• overall section spans "NP1-middle NP3" but boulder is "derived from beds somewhere within the Upper Danian sequence (the upper part)"
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal grainstone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: replaced with phosphate
Collected by M. Siversen
Collection methods: bulk, chemical, acetic, sieve,
• "treated with buffered acetic acid in order to remove adhering carbonates"
•Lund Original and Swedish Museum of Natural History collections
Primary reference: M. Siverson. 1995. Revision of the Danian cow sharks, sand tiger sharks, and goblin sharks (Hexanchidae, Odontaspididae, and Mitsukurinidae) from southern Sweden. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15(1):1-12 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 90575: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 07.08.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes | |
Heptranchias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sevengill shark
Notorhynchus sp. Ayres 1855 sevengill shark
Hexanchus sp. Rafinesque 1810 sixgill shark | |
Striatolamia cederstroemi n. sp.
Striatolamia cederstroemi n. sp. goblin shark | |
Carcharias aff. tenuis Davis 1890 sand shark
Carcharias gracilis Davis 1890 sand shark | |
Odontaspis speyeri sand tiger shark |