Echinoidea, Sandstone, Brudernsdorf Fm, Haidhof (Paleocene of Austria)

Where: Austria (48.5° N, 16.3° E: paleocoordinates 37.2° N, 15.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bruderndorf Formation, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• The three main facies of the Bruderndorf are described as three distinct collections

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, fine-grained, glauconitic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Primary reference: A. Kroh. 2003. Palaeobiology and biogeography of a Danian echinoid fauna of Lower Austria. In J.-P. FĂ©ral and B. David (eds.), Echinoderm Research 2001 69-75 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47930: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 08.03.2005

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cassiduloida -
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Plagiochasma cruciferum Morton 1830 sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Palaeostomatidae
Homoeaster evaristei Cotteau 1886 heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster stella Morton 1830 heart urchin
 Spatangoida -
Orthaster sp. heart urchin
Orthaster dagestanensis Moskvin 1982 heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Isaster aquitanicus Grateloup 1836 heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Brissidae
Cyclaster aturicus Seunes 1888 heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia cf. houzeaui Cotteau 1878 heart urchin
 Spatangoida -
Cottreaucorys kollmanni n. sp. heart urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Echinocorys scutata Leske 1778 sea urchin
Echinocorys scutata ovata, Echinocorys scutata pyrenaica
 Holasteroida -
Coraster vilanovae Cotteau 1886 sea urchin
 Holectypoida -
Adelopneustes aff. akkajensis Endelman 1980 sea urchin
Adelopneustes boehmi Nietsch 1921 sea urchin
Adelopneustes montainvillensis Sorignet 1850 sea urchin