Ahrenfeld near Sendenhorst, Nordrhein-Westfalen: Late/Upper Campanian, Germany
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Gibbithyrididae
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Terebratula carnea
Sowerby 1812
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| recombined as Carneithyris carnea | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Placenticeratidae
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Hoplitoplacenticeras vari
(Schlüter 1872)
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbo nilssoni
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea quinquecostata
(Sowerby 1814)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Chlamys) inflexus
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| original and current combination Chlamys | ||||||||||
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Pecten (Syncyclonema) membranaceus
(Nilsson 1827)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Limatula) semisulcata
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| original and current combination Limatula | ||||||||||
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Angiospermae
- Alismatales
- Posidoniaceae
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Posidonia cretacea n. sp.
Hosius and Von der Marck 1880
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Hosius and Von der Marck 1880 | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Germany |
| Coordinates: | 51.8° North, 7.8° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.4° North, 8.8° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified marl |
| Lithology description: succession (<2m) of: argillaceous marls, congl. marls, glauconitic marly sandstone, sandy marl, glauconitic lime sandstone | |
| Environment: | open shallow subtidal |
| Geology comments: shallow sea, wave influence, varying waterdepth | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,cast |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Most specimens were collected by the author himself from the 1930s to the 1960s. Lists also include some additional material from museum collections. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 63974 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Aberhan, M. Uhen | Enterer: | S. Nurnberg, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | S. Nurnberg | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-08-28 11:09:21 | Last modified: | 2006-09-04 07:36:41 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-08-28 11:09:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 18396. | R. Giers. 1964. Die Großfauna der Mukronatenkreide (unteres Obercampan) im östlichen Münsterland. Fortschr. Geol. Rheinld. u. Westf. 7:213-294 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg] |
Secondary references:
| 40195 | A. Hosius and W. Von der Marck. 1880. Die flora der Westfalischen Kreideformation. Palaeontographica Beitrage zur Naturgeschichte der Vorzeit 26:125-236 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |