Wattendorf Plattenkalk Lagestaette (Jurassic of Germany)

Where: Bavaria, Germany (50.0° N, 11.1° E: paleocoordinates 41.3° N, 19.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone and lithified packstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, adpression

Primary reference: F. T. Fürsich, M. Mäuser, S. Schneider and W. Werner. 2007. The Wattendorf Plattenkalk (Upper Kimmeridgian) - a new conservation lagerstätte from the northern Franconian Alb, southern Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 245:45-58 [M. Aberhan/D. Wellmanns/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 132944: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Daniel Wellmanns on 29.08.2012, edited by Evangelos Vlachos and Rosa Valdez

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Palaeoastacus cf. fuciformis, Pileoulus sp., Trachyteuthys sp., Pseudoalenia sp., Belonostomes sp.
Malacostraca
 Mysida -
Elder unguglatus
Elder unguglatus mysid shrimp
 Decapoda - Penaeidae
Dusa monocera, Koelga cruvirostris, Bylgia ruedeli
Dusa monocera Munster 1839 decapod
Bylgia ruedeli Schweigert and Garassino 2004 decapod
 Decapoda - Aegeridae
Aeger tiplarius, Aeger elegans
Aeger elegans Munster 1839 decapod
 Decapoda -
Hefriga sp.
Hefriga sp. Munster 1839 shrimp
 Decapoda - Palinuridae
Palinurina longipes
Palinurina longipes Munster 1839 spiny lobster
 Decapoda - Erymidae
Eryma veltheimii
Eryma veltheimii Münster 1839 decapod
 Decapoda - Glypheidae
Glyphea sp.
Glyphea sp. Von Meyer 1835 decapod
 Decapoda - Eryonidae
Eryon arctiformis, Soleryon schorri n. sp.2
Eryon arctiformis Schlotheim 1820 decapod
Soleryon schorri n. sp.2 Audo et al. 2013 decapod
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Juralina sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Torquirhynchia sp.
Torquirhynchia sp. Childs 1969
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Streblites sp.
Streblites sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
Physodoceras sp.
Physodoceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Aulacostephanidae
Aulacostephanus eudoxus
Aulacostephanus eudoxus d'Orbigny 1850 ammonite
 Ammonoidea -
Laevaptychus sp.
Laevaptychus sp. Trauth 1927 ammonoid aptychus
 Belemnitida - Belemnotheutidae
Acanthoteuthis sp.
Acanthoteuthis sp. Wagner in Munster 1839 belemnite
 Octobrachia - Plesioteuthidae
Plesioteuthis sp.
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Lamellaptychus sp.
Lamellaptychus sp. Trauth 1927 ammonoid aptychus
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia sp.
Globularia sp. Swainson 1840 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Bathrotomaria sp.
Bathrotomaria sp. Cox 1956 snail
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis sp.
Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Arcomytilus furcatus, Modiolus sp.
Arcomytilus furcatus Münster 1837 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon, Grammatodon (Grammatodon) sp.
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) sp." = Cosmetodon Branson 1942 clam
Grammatodon (Grammatodon) sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 clam
 Ostreida - Aulacomyellidae
Aulacomyella sp.
Aulacomyella sp. Furlani 1910 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia sp.
Bakevellia sp. King 1848 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp.
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp., Camptonectes sp., Radulopecten sp.
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Radulopecten sp. Rollier 1911 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea sp.
Pseudolimea sp. Douglas and Arkell 1932 file clam
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia sp.
Tancredia sp. Lycett 1850 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Praeconia sp., Nicaniella sp.
Praeconia sp. Stoliczka 1871 clam
Nicaniella sp. Chavan 1945 clam
Gnathostomata
 Crossopterygii -
Crossopterygii indet.
Chondrichthyes
 Elasmobranchii -
Elasmobranchii sp.
Elasmobranchii sp. elasmobranch
Osteichthyes
 Ionoscopiformes - Furidae
Callopterus sp.
Callopterus sp. Thollière 1854 ray-finned fish
Gnathostomata
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Actinopterygii sp.
Actinopterygii sp. ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
 Teleostei - Orthogonikleithridae
Leptolepides sp.
Leptolepides sp. Nybelin 1974
 Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae
"Tharsis dubius" = Leptolepis
"Tharsis dubius" = Leptolepis
 Semionotiformes - Macrosemiidae
Notagogus sp.
Notagogus sp. Agassiz 1833
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Proscinetes sp.
Proscinetes sp. Gistel 1848
Reptilia
 Testudinata -
Achelonia formosa3, Tropidemys seebachi1, Eurysternum wagleri3
Achelonia formosa3 von Meyer 1860 turtle
NKMB Watt15/1, partial skeleton consisting of a near-complete carapace, most of the plastron, some remains of the cervical column, a sacral rib, a right hemipelvis, and small, unidentified fragments
Tropidemys seebachi1 Portis 1878 turtle
original citation from Mäuser 2014 and Joyce 2015
Eurysternum wagleri3 Meyer 1839 turtle
NKMB Watt08/406, is a partial skeleton consisting of parts of right costals V–VIII, right peripherals IX–XI, left peripheral XI, parts of the pygal series, and the complete pelvis, hinds limbs, and tail
Echinoidea
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
Pygurus sp.
Pygurus sp. Agassiz 1839 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Nucleolites sp.
Nucleolites sp. Lamarck 1801 sea urchin
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema sp." = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
"Pseudodiadema sp." = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) Desor 1858 sea urchin
 Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
Rhabdocidaris sp.
Rhabdocidaris sp. Desor 1855 pencil urchin
Muensteria
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Muensteria sp.
Muensteria sp. Sternberg 1833
Phyllothallus
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Phyllothallus sp.
Phyllothallus sp. Rothpletz 1896
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Brachyphyllum sp.
Brachyphyllum sp. Brongniart 1828
1Anquetin et al. 2017; 2Audo et al. 2013; 3Joyce and Mäuser 2020