Where: Russian Federation (62.5° N, 165.0° E: paleocoordinates 72.7° N, 160.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Getkilninskaya Formation, Danian to Danian (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)
• The Getkilninskaya Suite is concordently overlapped by the Kamchikskaya Suite and corresponds to the Getkilnin Horizon. Lower Thanetian through Upper Danian.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone and lithified mudstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. I. Kafanov and K. Ogasawara. 2004. Neogene and Paleogene Molluscan (Bivalvia) Cenozones of the Russian Northeast. Science Reports of the Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Section B 25:9-45 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 49981: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 03.05.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Solemya penjica Awning Clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) getkilnensis, Nucula (Nucula) cooperi, Leionucula devjatilovae, Acila (Truncacila) decisa
Nucula (Nucula) getkilnensis nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) cooperi Dickerson 1913 nut clam
Leionucula devjatilovae nut clam
Acila (Truncacila) decisa Conrad 1855 divaricate nutclam | |
Spineilo (Multidentata) semenovi, Spineilo (Multidentata) polunini, "Nuculana (Saccella) devjatilovae" = Saccella, "Nuculana (Saccella) volobuevi" = Saccella, Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii, Nuculana (Saccella) alaeformis, Ledina fresnoensis, Nuculana (Costelloleda) powersi, ? Hilgardia parkei, Nuculana (Saccella) cowlitzensis
Spineilo (Multidentata) semenovi pointed nut clam
Spineilo (Multidentata) polunini pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) devjatilovae" = Saccella pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) volobuevi" = Saccella pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Saccella) gabbii Conrad 1866 pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Saccella) alaeformis Gabb 1869 pointed nut clam
Ledina fresnoensis Dickerson 1916 pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Costelloleda) powersi Dickerson 1914 pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Saccella) cowlitzensis Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 pointed nut clam | |
Periploma (Periploma) eodiscus Vokes 1939 clam | |
Corbula (Cuneocorbula) formosa Devjatilova and Volobueva 1981 clam | |
Pitar cf. californiana venus clam
Pitar cf. murphyi Zinsmeister 1983 venus clam | |
Diplodonta (Zemysina) pacifica Zinsmeister 1983 clam | |
"Spisula merriami" = Mactromeris merriami
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Angulus (Moerella) opressa tellin clam
Angulus (Moerella) optata tellin clam | |
"Nemocardium cf. linteum" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum
"Nemocardium cf. linteum" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) linteum Conrad 1855 cockle | |
Miltha (Miltha) parsoni Waring 1917 clam | |
Thyasira baca clam | |
Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) keenae Verástegui 1953 clam | |
Eucrassatella cf. branneri, "Crassatella cf. grandis" = Crassatella uvasana, Crassatina (Chattonia) penjica
"Crassatella cf. grandis" = Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam | |
"Camptochlamys cf. alaskensis" = Chlamys (Camptochlamys)
"Camptochlamys cf. alaskensis" = Chlamys (Camptochlamys) scallop |