Gagra 2 (Cretaceous of Georgia)

Where: Georgia (43.3° N, 40.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 29.5° N, 54.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Valanginian (137.1 - 132.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: limestone

• lithology described as pelitomorphic and lithographic limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. V. Kotetishvili. 1989. Biofacies Characteristics of Lower Cretaceous Deposits of Georgia. In J. Wiedmann (ed.), Cretaceous of the Western Tethys. Proceedings 3rd International Cretaceous Symposium, Tuebingen 1987:543-550 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2113: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 22.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Neocomitidae
aff. Neocomites trezanensis, cf. Kilianella pexiptycha, cf. Thurmanniceras campylotoxum, Thurmanniceras thurmanni
aff. Neocomites trezanensis ammonite
originally entered as "Neocomites aff. trezanensis"
cf. Kilianella pexiptycha ammonite
originally entered as "Kilianella cf. pexiptycha"
cf. Thurmanniceras campylotoxum ammonite
originally entered as "Thurmanniceras cf. campylotoxum"
Thurmanniceras thurmanni Pictet and Campiche 1860 ammonite