PQ18, Perkupa Quarry (Triassic of Hungary)

Where: Hungary (48.5° N, 20.7° E: paleocoordinates 0.6° S, 33.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bódvaszilas Sandstone Formation, Griesbachian (251.9 - 250.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collected by W. Foster in 2012, 2013

Collection methods: mechanical

Primary reference: W. J. Foster, S. Danise, A. Sedlacek, G. D. Price, K. Hips and R. J. Twitchett. 2015. Environmental controls on the post-Permian recovery of benthic, tropical marine ecosystems in western Palaeotethys (Aggtelek Karst, Hungary). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 440:374-394 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 177390: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.03.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Tindariidae
Austrotindaria cf. antiqua Foster et al. 2017 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Neoschizodus laevigatus Ziethen 1830 clam
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
Unionites canalensis Catullo 1847 clam
 Pectinida - Claraiidae
Claraia clarai Emmrich 1844 scallop