Kossen A4 (Triassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.7° N, 12.5° E: paleocoordinates 31.1° N, 16.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Vandaites sturzenbaumi zone, Hochalm,Unit3 Member (Kossen Formation), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: carbonate

• Pleuromya biofacies
• bioclastic limestone with corals

Primary reference: R. Golebiowski. 1989. Stratigraphie und Biofacies der Koessener Formation (Obertrias, Nordliche Kalkalpen). Ph.D. thesis, University of Vienna, Austria 1-253 [F. Fursich/A. Tomasovych/S. Hicks]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28600: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Adam Tomasovych on 20.02.2003

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Austrirhynchidae
Austrirhynchia cornigera Schafhautl 1851
 Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
 Ostreida - Cassianellidae
 Pectinida - Dimyidae