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Richelsdorf fish, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany

Lat/Long (Decimal)50.975,10.01
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Richelsdorf (Althaus coll)Münster G.Kupferschiefer"shale"259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Richelsdorf fishSchaumberg G. (1978)Kupferschiefer"shale"259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Richelsdorf MountainsBendix-Almgreen S. E., Malzahn E. (1969)Kupferschiefer"shale"259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Dorypterus hoffmanni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Dorypteridae : Dorypterus : Dorypterus hoffmanni259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Eurysomus macrurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Platysomidae : Eurysomus : Eurysomus macrurus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Globulodus elegans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Platysomidae : Platysomus : Globulodus elegans259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Pygopterus humboldti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Pygopteridae : Pygopterus : Pygopterus humboldti259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Reticulolepis exsculpta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Reticulolepis : Reticulolepis exsculpta259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Ctenacanthus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Ctenacanthus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Wodnika althausi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Wodnika : Wodnika althausi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Wodnika striatula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Wodnika : Wodnika striatula259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Janassa bituminosa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Petalodontiformes : Janassidae : Janassa : Janassa bituminosa259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Coelacanthus granulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Coelacanthiformes : Coelacanthidae : Coelacanthus : Coelacanthus granulatus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian

References

Münster G. Beschreibung einiger merkwürdigen Fische aus den Kupferschiefern von Richelsdorf und Eisleben, Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 5, 35-54
Münster G. Nachtrag zu der Beschreibung einiger merkwürdigen Fische aus den Kupferschiefern, Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 6, 47-52
Münster G. Ueber einige Placoiden im Kupferschiefer zu Richelsdorf, Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 3, 122-126
Bendix-Almgreen S. E., Malzahn E. (1969) Über neue oder wenig bekannte Elasmobranchier aus dem deutschen Kupferschiefer, Notizblatt des Hessischen Landesamtes für Bodenforschung 97, 44-45
Schaumberg G. (1978) Neubeschreibung yon Coelacanthus granulatus Agassiz (Actinistia, Pisces) aus dem Kupferschiefer yon Richelsdorf (Perm, W.-Deutschland), Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 52, 169-197
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!
 
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