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Collection: Alsenz Mannweiler-Cölln, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Age | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic) |
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Interval | Asselian |
Lat/Long | 49.7,7.8 |
Co-ordinates derived from | estimated from map |
Location | Alsenz |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mannweiler-Cölln, Nordpfälzer Land, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
Geographic Scale | local area |
Geographic Comments | This locality is adjacent to one derived from Kerp et al. (1990) but is included because the flora is somewhat different |
Formation | Odernheim-Lauterecken |
Regional Section | Saar-Naka Basin |
Straigraphic Comments | Age is from Holub & Kozur (1981) |
Lithology | "shale" |
Second Lithology | sandstone |
Environment | terrestrial indet. |
Associated Collections
Collection | Formation | Member | Lithology | Age |
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Alsenz (0-10cm above Az2) | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic) | |||
Alsenz (0-20cm above Az1) | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic) | |||
Alsenz (Az1) | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic) | |||
Alsenz (Az2) | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic) | |||
Alsenz (Az3) | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic) | |||
Alsenz (Az4) | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic) |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Preservation | Age |
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Calamostachys genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamostachys | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic | |
Lepidostrobophyllum genus | Plantae : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidostrobophyllum | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic | |
Pecopteris genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic | |
Sphenopteris genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic | |
Cordaites genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic | |
Annularia genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Annularia | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic | |
Walchia genus | Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : Walchia | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic | |
Megaphyton genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Megaphyton | 298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!