River Beskes, Markopidzh Mt., NW Caucasus (Triassic to of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (43.9° N, 40.8° E: paleocoordinates 7.1° N, 46.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Norian to Norian (228.0 - 201.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. S. Dagys. 1963. Upper Triassic brachiopods of the southern USSR 1-238 [J. Pálfy/M. Bosnakoff/M. Bosnakoff]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 128358: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Mariann Bosnakoff on 06.06.2012

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Rhaetina beskessensis n. sp. Dagys 1963