Hidden ammonites an insight into the upper cretaceous Wiedmann Collection at the paläontologische Sammlung of Tübingen (Germany)
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Heritage, Museum, Tethys, TuronianAbstract
Jost Wiedmann (1931-1993) was an outstanding geologist and palaeontologist from the last third of the 20th Century, who, for almost 30 years,
worked at the University of Tübingen (Germany). He focused his research
on Cretaceous cephalopods, studying material which he collected from numerous regions around the world. Particularly noteworthy are his works
regarding taxonomy and palaeoecology of the Cenomanian-Turonian (100-
89 M.a.) ammonites from Europe and Africa (Tethyan faunas), as they have
served as a basis for the elaboration of biostratigraphic scales, allowing
interregional correlations and important paleogeographic reconstructions.
In the present study, authors explore two important parts of his scientific
collection, one regarding specimens collected in Spain and Portugal between 1959 and 1962 and another containing fossils from Nigeria, sampled
during the eighties. Both sub-collections are housed at the Paläontologische
Sammlung (GPIT) of the University of Tübingen, and are currently under
revision
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