Nabern, near Boll, Lias Mittel-epsilon II/5: Early/Lower Toarcian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
Pelagosaurus typus n. gen., n. sp. Bronn 1841
Westphal 1961 1 specimen
Holotype: TM 2744 (Teyler-Museum, Haarlem)
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Württemberg County:Kreis Göppingen
Coordinates: 48.6° North, 9.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.8° North, 17.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Toarcian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 3
Key time interval:Early/Lower Toarcian
Age range of interval:183.00000 - 182.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Posidonia Shale Member:Lias Mittel-epsilon II/5
Stratigraphy comments: Lias Mittel-epsilon, Middle Posidonia Shale, Toarcian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Collection of Teylers Museum, Haarlem
Metadata
Database number:132801
Authorizer:R. Benson Enterer:R. Benson
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:vertebrate
Created:2012-08-28 00:00:37 Last modified:2019-04-24 12:39:00
Access level:the public Released:2012-08-28 00:00:37
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29299. F. -J. Pictet. 1853. Traité de Paléontologie ou Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Fossiles Considérés dans Leurs Rapports Zoologiques et Géologiques [Treatise of Paleontology or the Natural History of Fossil Animals Considered in their Zoological and Geological Relationships] 1:xiv-584 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

42759 F. Westphal. 1961. Zu Systematik der deutschen und englischen Lias-Krokodilier [The systemarics of the German and English Lias crocodiles]. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 113(2):207-218 [R. Benson/R. Benson/M. Carrano]
42779 F. Westphal. 1962. Die Krokodilier des Deutschen und Englischen Oberen Lias [The crocodiles of the German and English Upper Lias]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 118(1-3):23-118 [R. Benson/R. Benson/M. Carrano]