Gemmas Allé [Lellinge Greensand]: Selandian, Denmark
collected by Nielsen

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina erratica (Roedel 1930)
1 specimen
recombined as Protargentinolithus erraticus
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery 1993
4 specimens
Actinopteri - Zeiformes
Zeiformorum janni n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
1 specimen
Actinopteri - Gadiformes
Gadiformes indet. Goodrich 1909
7 specimens
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Palaeogadus sinangulatus Schwarzhans 2003
6 specimens
Coelorhynchus balticus (Koken 1885)
7 specimens
original and current combination Merluccius balticus
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Protocolliolus amorphus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
7 specimens
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Lotidae
Gadomorpholithus ponderosus (Koken 1885)
19 specimens
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Hoplostethus lacinatus (Koken 1885)
1 specimen
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Berycidae
Centroberyx fragilis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
3 specimens
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Ophidiidarum seelandicus (Koken 1885)
18 specimens
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius danicus (Koken 1891)
4 specimens
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Rhechias angulosus Schwarzhans 2003
1 specimen
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pteralbula conchaeformis Koken 1885
4 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Denmark
Coordinates: 55.6° North, 12.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.8° North, 9.3° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
Stage:Selandian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Selandian Nannofossil zone: NP4-NP5
Age range of interval:61.60000 - 59.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lellinge Greensand
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: 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.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green lithified sandstone
Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: Not stated in Schwarzhans (2003), but presumably greensand. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Unknown.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:Nielsen
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: M. Nielsen. REPOSITORY: Includes Geological Museum of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (MGUH).
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for otoliths. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:159795
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2014-08-09 17:01:27 Last modified:2014-08-09 17:01:27
Access level:the public Released:2014-08-09 17:01:27
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

52128. W. Schwarzhans. 2003. Fish otoliths from the Paleocene of Denmark. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 2:1-94 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]