Where: Denmark (55.7° N, 12.6° E: paleocoordinates 49.9° N, 9.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: NP4-NP5 nannofossil zone, Lellinge Greensand Formation, Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Lellinge Greensand, which is unconformably overlying the Danian Limestone, and is overlain by the Kerteminde Marl. AGE: Selandian, NP4-NP5 nannofossil zones, and P3 foraminiferal zone.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, green sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected by Rosenkrantz in 1920
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COLLECTORS: A. Rosenkrantz, 1920. REPOSITORIES: Include Geological Museum of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (MGUH).
Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2003. Fish otoliths from the Paleocene of Denmark. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 2:1-94 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 159793: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.08.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
Argentina longirostris n. sp., "Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus, Protoargentinolithus balticus, Protoargentinolithus procerus n. sp.
Argentina longirostris n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus Roedel 1930
Protoargentinolithus balticus Roedel 1930
Protoargentinolithus procerus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Salmonidarum acutirostratus n. sp.
Salmonidarum acutirostratus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Centroberyx integer Koken 1885
Centroberyx fragilis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Hoplostethus lacinatus Koken 1885 | |
Ostracion pergravis n. sp.
Ostracion pergravis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Sparidarum sp. Bonaparte 1832 | |
Acropoma sp. Owen 1854 | |
Mupus sinuosus Stinton 1965 | |
Bidenichthys lapierrei Nolf 1976 | |
Ophidiidarum seelandicus Koken 1885 | |
Gadiformes indet. Goodrich 1909 | |
Coryphaenoides amager n. sp.
Coryphaenoides amager n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 grenadiers | |
Protocolliolus amorphus n. sp.
Protocolliolus amorphus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Molva palaeomorpha n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
Gadomorpholithus ponderosus Koken 1885 | |
Palaeogadus sinangulatus n. sp., "Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus
Palaeogadus sinangulatus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003
"Coelorhynchus balticus" = Merluccius balticus Koken 1885 | |
? Percopsiformorum enigmaticus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Myctophidarum sp. Unknown lanternfish
Myctophidarum schnetleri n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 lanternfish | |
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery 1993 | |
Clupeidarum rectiventralis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 herring
Clupeidarum aff. rectiventralis Schwarzhans 2003 herring | |
Arius danicus Koken 1891 Ariid catfish | |
Conger illaesus n. sp., Rhechias angulosus n. sp.
Conger illaesus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 conger eel
Rhechias angulosus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 conger eel | |
Genartina hauniensis n. sp.
Genartina hauniensis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 bonefish | |
Pteralbula conchaeformis Koken 1885 bonefish | |
Veliferidarum | |
Veliferidarum harderi n. sp.
Veliferidarum harderi n. sp. Schwarzhans 2003 |