Ghilcoş outcrop (Preda NSMPN collection) (Jurassic of Romania)

Where: Romania (46.8° N, 25.8° E: paleocoordinates 26.4° N, 30.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 152.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, green limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Natural Science Museum-Piatra Neamţ

Primary reference: D. Grigore. 2009. Aulacostefanids species (Sutneria genus) from "Acanthicum Beds" of Ghilcoş Massif (the Eastern Carpathians - Romania). Oltenia - Studii şi Comunicări Ştiinţele Naturii 25:366-374 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 198390: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.12.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Material described by Preda
Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
"Phylloceras (Holcophylloceras) polyolcum" = Holcophylloceras polyolcum3 Benecke 1865 ammonite
Holcophylloceras mediterraneum3 Neumayr 1871 ammonite
Phylloceras (Calliphylloceras) zignodianum in Preda (Pl 4, fig 2; pl 5, fig 4)
Sowerbyceras silenum3 Fontannes 1876 ammonite
Phylloceras tortisulcatus in Preda 1973
Sowerbyceras loryi3 Munier-Chalmas 1875 ammonite
Phylloceras (Calliphylloceras) zignodianum in Preda 1973 (pl 2, fig 3)
Phylloceras saxonicum3 Neumayr 1871 ammonite
Phylloceras isotypum3 Benecke 1866 ammonite
"Phylloceras (Calliphylloceras) leptoptychum" = Phylloceras (Phylloceras) consanguineum3 Gemmellaro 1876 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Creniceras dentatum4 Reinecke 1818 ammonite
Oppelia (Streblites) tenuilobatus4 Oppel 1857 ammonite
Also includes Oppelia sp.
 Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae
"Perisphinctes platynotus" = Sutneria (Sutneria) platynota Reinecke 1818 ammonite
Simocosmoceras nitidulum5 Neumayr 1873 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
"Perisphinctes heimi" = Nebrodites heimi2, Nebrodites hospes2, Presimoceras cf. planulacinctum1, "Simoceras herbichi" = Presimoceras herbichi1, "Simoceras teres" = Presimoceras teres1, "Simoceras explanatum" = Presimoceras explanatum1, Lessiniceras raschii1
"Perisphinctes heimi" = Nebrodites heimi2 Favre 1877 ammonite
Also including Idoceras sp. in Preda 1973
Nebrodites hospes2 Neumayr 1873 ammonite
Perisphinctes sp. in Preda 1973
Presimoceras cf. planulacinctum1 ammonite
Simoceras teres in Preda 1973 (pl 14, fig 3)
"Simoceras herbichi" = Presimoceras herbichi1 Hauer 1866 ammonite
"Simoceras teres" = Presimoceras teres1 Neumayr 1871 ammonite
"Simoceras explanatum" = Presimoceras explanatum1 Neumayr 1871 ammonite
Lessiniceras raschii1 Canavari 1879 ammonite