98-UKT-14, Dikmetas measured section, Cataltepe Nappe (Triassic of Turkey)

Where: Turkey (40.4° N, 40.7° E: paleocoordinates 9.5° N, 43.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Kayabuku Formation, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, nodular, cherty/siliceous limestone

• limestone with chert nodules

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: U. K. Tekin. 1999. Biostratigraphy and Systematics of late Middle to Late Triassic Radiolarians from the Taurus Mountains and Ankara Region, Turkey. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 5:1-296 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis/A. Kocsis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 130669: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 12.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

• rare: 1-2 specimens, common: 3-5 specimens, abundant:>5specimens
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Protozoa
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria "indet. A", Spumellaria "indet. B"
Spumellaria "indet. A" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
Spumellaria "indet. B" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Cantalum "sp. A", Cantalum alium
Cantalum "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
Cantalum alium radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hexaporobrachiidae
"Paricrioma cistella" = Icrioma
"Paricrioma cistella" = Icrioma radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella pacofiensis, "Risella tledoensis" = Serilla tledoensis, "Risella "sp. A"" = Serilla, Risella stalkungiensis, Risella ellisensis
Paronaella pacofiensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
"Risella tledoensis" = Serilla tledoensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
"Risella "sp. A"" = Serilla Carter 2007 radiolarian
Risella stalkungiensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Risella ellisensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Fontinella aff. loisensis, Fontinella habros, Paratriassoastrum omegaense
Fontinella habros Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paratriassoastrum omegaense Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Relindellidae
? Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus
? Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
Globolaxtorum cristatum
Globolaxtorum cristatum Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Syringocapsa rhaetica
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Canoptum rhaeticum, Canoptum aff. unicum
Canoptum rhaeticum Kozur and Mostler 1981 radiolarian
Canoptum aff. unicum Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Livarellidae
Livarella densiporata, Livarella magna, Livarella valida
Livarella densiporata Kozur and Mostler 1981 radiolarian
Livarella magna Tekin 1999 radiolarian
Livarella valida Yoshida 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
Tricornicyrtium dikmetasensis
Tricornicyrtium dikmetasensis Tekin 1999 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Ferresium philippiense, Ferresium triquetrum
Ferresium triquetrum Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Pseudoacanthocircus sugiyamai" = Pseudacanthocircus, Praemesosaturnalis sandspitense
"Pseudoacanthocircus sugiyamai" = Pseudacanthocircus radiolarian