Hannover, Broili: Neocomian, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Ophthalmosauridae
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Ichthyosaurus brunsvicensis n. sp.
Broili 1909
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| nomen dubium belonging to Ophthalmosaurinae | ||||||||||
| Material includes an incomplete basicranium (basisphenoid, basioccipital, the right opisthotic, the right stapes, the right quadrate, and both parietals) and an incomplete interclavicle. This material probably belongs to a juvenile individual; referred to cf. Acamptonectes by Fischer et al. (2012) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Germany | State/province: | Lower Saxony |
| Coordinates: | 55.4° North, 9.7° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.5° North, 17.5° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 1-2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Neocomian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 145.00000 - 125.77000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Upper ‘Neocomian’ |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:The original material is not available for study anymore (destroyed during WWII) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Ichthyosaurus brunsvicensis type locality | ||
| Database number: | 122655 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-01-04 23:05:54 | Last modified: | 2012-01-04 06:07:14 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-01-04 23:05:54 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 39106. | V. Fischer, M. W. Maisch, D. Naish, R. Kosma, J. Liston, U. Joger, F. J. Krüger, J. Pardo Pérez, J. Tainsh and R. M. Appleby. 2012. New ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs from the European Lower Cretaceous demonstrate extensive ichthyosaur survival across the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary. PLoS One 7(1):e29234 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |