Jebel Safra JS13g (Triassic of Oman)

Where: Oman (22.6° N, 57.8° E: paleocoordinates 28.8° S, 53.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Nammalites pilatoides ammonoid zone, Smithian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

• Exotic blocks in Middle Jurassic Guwayza Formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, red lime mudstone

• Condensed deposition on seamount, with no terrigenous input
• Halstatt-type limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: PIMUZ (Paläontologisches Institut und Museum der Universität Zurich)

Primary reference: T. Brühwiler, H. Bucher, N. Goudemand and T. Galfetti. 2012. Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoid faunas from exotic blocks from Oman: taxonomy and biochronology. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 296:3-107 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 127401: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.05.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Arctoceratidae
Nammalites pilatoides
Nammalites pilatoides Guex 1978 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Flemingitidae
Anaflemingites hochulii
Anaflemingites hochulii Brayard and Bucher 2008 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Paranannitidae
Owenites simplex
Owenites simplex Welter 1922 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ussuriidae
Parussuria compressa
Parussuria compressa Hyatt and Smith 1905 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Aspenitidae
Aspenites acutus
Aspenites acutus Hyatt and Smith 1905 ceratite
 Phylloceratida - Galfettitidae
Safraites simplex
Safraites simplex Brühwiler and Bucher 2012 ammonite