Fossils edit
Charophyta edit
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Oogonia | A Characean Algae of the family Porocharaceae. Charophytes are abundant in lower levels, associated with freshwater ostracods. |
Dasycladales edit
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Heteroporella[1] |
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Calcareous Imprints | A Dasycladacean Algae of the family Dasycladaceae | |
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Calcareous Imprints | A Dasycladacean Algae, associated in adjacent regions with Aalenian-Bajocian faunas |
Foraminifera edit
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Calcareous Imprints |
A benthic Foraminiferan of the family Polymorphinidae. |
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Calcareous Imprints |
A benthic Foraminiferan of the family Pfenderininae. |
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Calcareous Imprints |
A benthic Foraminiferan of the family Pfenderinidae. A genus found in the Tethys between Bajocian and Oxfordian-aged layers |
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Calcareous Imprints |
A benthic Foraminiferan of the family Hauraniidae. |
Ostracoda edit
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Cytherella[1] |
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Valves | A Freshwater/Brackish Ostracod of the family Cytherellidae | |
Fastigatocythere[1] |
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A Freshwater/Brackish Ostracod of the family Progonocytheridae | |||
Kinkelinella[1] |
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A Freshwater Ostracod of the family Progonocytheridae | |||
Metacypris[1] |
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A Freshwater Ostracod of the family Limnocytheridae. Local members of the genus genus would not be confined to limnic environments, but would be euryhaline or brackish, since they disappear when faunal diversity is at its maximum. | |||
Procytheridea[1] |
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A Freshwater Ostracod of the family Schulerideidae. |
Theropoda edit
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Megalosauripus[2] |
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Footprints | Traces of theropods, members of the ichnofiber family Eubrontidae, incertae sedis within Theropoda. Traces of tetanurans, some with a resemblance to Allosauroids.[3] | |
Theropodipedia[4][2] |
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Footprints | Theropod Tracks of uncertain affinity, suggested to come from "Allosaurs or Megalosaurs".[4] |
Sauropoda edit
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Breviparopus[2] |
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Footprints | Traces of sauropods, typical member of the ichnofamily Parabrontopodidae, incertae sedis within Sauropodomorpha. Includes traces with pes similar to Diplodocoidea.[2] | |
Cetiosaurus[5] |
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Complete skeleton and referred co-types of partially complete and incomplete specimens | An Eusauropod of the Family Cetiosauridae. Currently awaiting for revision and likely not a member of the genus Cetiosaurus.[6] | |
Sauropoda[7][8] |
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Isolated and articulated bones | Indeterminate or non described Sauropod remains | |
Sauropodina[4][9] |
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Footprints | Sauropod tracks of uncertain affinity |
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