Limhamn Quarry Upper Middle Danian Horizons: Danian, Sweden
collected by A. F. Carlsson, P. Cederström
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Thoracosaurus scanicus n. sp.
Troedsson 1924
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| synonym of Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus | ||||||||||
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Heptranchias sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Notorhynchus sp.
Ayres 1855
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Hexanchus sp.
Rafinesque 1810
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Notidanodon brotzeni n. sp.
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Mitsukurinidae
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Striatolamia cederstroemi
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Carchariidae
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Carcharias aff. tenuis
(Davis 1890)
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Carcharias gracilis
(Davis 1890)
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Odontaspididae
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Odontaspis speyeri
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Sweden |
| Coordinates: | 55.6° North, 12.9° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 48.9° North, 10.2° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Danian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Danian | Nannofossil zone: | NP3 |
| Age range of interval: | 66.00000 - 61.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: overall section spans "NP1-middle NP3" but all of these fossils are from the Middle Danian, and mostly upper Middle Danian, part | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal poorly lithified grainstone |
| Lithology description: general lithology of the section is "bryozoan limestones and calcisiltites" | |
| Environment: | deep subtidal shelf |
| Geology comments: "inner shelf" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with phosphate |
| Size of fossils: | microfossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | chemical,acetic,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | A. F. Carlsson, P. Cederström |
| Collection method comments: "treated with buffered acetic acid in order to remove adhering carbonates"
not bulk collected Lund Original and Swedish Museum of Natural History collections | |
| Taxonomic list comments:includes material originally described by Davis (1890) | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Annetorp | ||
| Database number: | 90576 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, P. Mannion | Enterer: | J. Alroy, P. Mannion |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-08-07 15:18:02 | Last modified: | 2009-08-07 18:19:33 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-08-07 15:18:02 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 30479. | 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] |
Secondary references:
| 37219 | J. E. Martin and M. Delfino. 2010. Recent advances in the comprehension of the biogeography of Cretaceous European eusuchians. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 293:406-418 [R. Benson/R. Benson] |