About the Authors

Barbara Seuss

barbara.seuss@fau.de

Affiliation Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, GeoZentrum Nordbayern—Paläoumwelt, Loewenichstraße 28, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

Max Wisshak

Affiliation Senckenberg am Meer, Marine Research Department, Südstrand 40, 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Royal H. Mapes

Affiliation North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, United States of America

Neil H. Landman

Affiliation American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City, NY 10024–5192, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: BS MW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RHM NHL. Wrote the paper: BS MW RHM NHL.