Suchteln: Chattian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) cuspidata (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Araloselachus cuspidatus
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Carcharodon cf. praemegalodon
Carcharodon sp. Smith 1838
Isurus hastalis (Agassiz 1838)
recombined as Carcharodon hastalis
Mammalia - Cetacea
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762
Mammalia - Cetacea - Squalodontidae
Squalodon sp. Grateloup 1840
Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Psephophorus sp. von Meyer 1847
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Sparidae indet. (Cuvier 1817)
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany
Coordinates: 51.3° North, 6.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.1° North, 3.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Chattian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Chattian
Age range of interval:28.10000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original phosphate
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:57119
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2005-12-02 09:49:58 Last modified:2006-01-30 12:01:27
Access level:the public Released:2005-12-02 09:49:58
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

15422. K. Rothausen. 1958. Marine Vertebraten (Odontaspidae, Lamnidae, Sparidae, Dermochelyidae, Squalodontidae) in oberoligozanen Meeressand von Suchteln und Dusseldorf. Fortschr. Geol. Rheinld. u. Westf. 1:363-384 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]