Fonsjoch (Jurassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.5° N, 11.7° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 29.6° N, 29.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Megastoma Zone zone, Hettangian (201.4 - 199.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified carbonate

• Variegated, yellow, ochreous and red, compact micritic limestones

Primary reference: M. Siblik. 1999. New data on the Hettangian brachiopod fauna of the Northern Calcareous Alps (Austria, Bavaria). Abhandlungen der geologischen Bundesanstalt 56(2):419-438 [F. Fursich/A. Tomasovych/A. Tomasovych]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 29057: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Adam Tomasovych on 18.03.2003, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Zeilleria sp. Bayle 1878
 Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
Lobothyris andleri Oppel 1861