Kyafar River basin, sample 16-2-2-3 (Jurassic of Russian Federation)

Where: Karachay-Cherkessia, Russian Federation (43.9° N, 41.5° E: paleocoordinates 38.4° N, 47.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Parkinsonia parkinsoni ammonoid zone, Upper Member (Djangura Formation), Late/Upper Bajocian (171.6 - 167.7 Ma)

• Rarecostites subarietis Faunal Horizon

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray mudstone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: V. V. Mitta, Y.u. N. Savelieva, A. A. Fedorova and O. V. Shurekova. 2018. Ammonites, Microfauna, and Palynomorphs from the Lower Part of the Upper Bajocian Parkinsoni Zone of the Basin of the Bolshoi Zelenchuk River, Northern Caucasus. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 26(5):552-570 [A. Kocsis/N. Stilkerich]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 198680: authorized by Adam Kocsis, entered by Nina Stilkerich on 06.01.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

 Dinoflagellata -
Korystocysta sp. Woollam 1983
Dinophyceae
  - Pareodiniaceae
Pareodinia ceratophora Deflandre 1947
  - Nannoceratopsiaceae
 Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae
 Life -
Micrhystridium sp. Deflandre 1937 acritarchs
Foraminifera
  -
Ophthalmidium spp. Kübler and Zwingli 1870
Abundance: 15
Ophthalmidium caucasicum Antonova 1958
Abundance: 3
 Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae
Ammolagena longa
Abundance: 4
Tolypammina spp. Rhumbler 1895
Abundance: 1
 Ammodiscoidea - Saccamminidae
Saccamminidae indet. Brady 1884
Abundance: >50
 Textulariina - Astrorhizidae
 Trochamminacea - Trochamminidae
Trochammina chodzica
Abundance: 3
Trochammina spp. Parker and Jones 1859
Abundance: 3
 Textulariina - Hippocrepinidae
Hippocrepinidae indet. Rhumbler 1895
Abundance: 15
 Astrorhizacea - Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon sp. Sars 1872
Abundance: 3
 Astrorhizacea - Psammosphaeridae
Stegnammina spp.
Abundance: 25
 Astrorhizacea - Rhizamminidae
Rhizammina indiviza
Abundance: 15
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Nodosariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
Abundance: 3
Vaginulina spp. d'Orbigny 1826
Abundance: 3
Citharina spp. d'Orbigny 1839
Abundance: 1
Dentalina spp. d'Orbigny 1826
Abundance: 2
Astacolus caucasicus
Abundance: 7
Astacolus spp. de Montfort 1808
Abundance: 2
Planularia spp. Defrance 1826
Abundance: 4
Lagena spp. Walker and Boys 1784
Abundance: 2
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina spp. Lamarck 1804
Abundance: 7
Foraminifera
  -
"Marginulina spp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
"Marginulina spp." = Cristellaria (Marginulina) d'Orbigny 1826
Abundance: 2
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia jurassica Guembel 1862
Abundance: 1
Ammobaculites spp. Cushman 1910
Abundance: 2
 Spirillinina - Spirillinidae
Spirillina sp. Reuss 1862
Abundance: 2
 Ceratobuliminacea -
Ceratobuliminacea indet. Cushman 1927
Abundance: 9
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Placentulinidae
Paalzowella undosa
Abundance: 1
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Durotrigia daveyi lizard
Bailey 1987
Ostracoda
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
Polycope sp. ostracod
Abundance: 1
 Podocopida -
Fuhrbergiella sp. ostracod
Abundance: 1
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Procytheropteron sp. ostracod
Abundance: 1
Eucytherura sp. ostracod
Abundance: 2
Cytheropteron sp. Sars 1866 ostracod
Abundance: 3
 Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Pontocyprella sp. ostracod
Abundance: 3
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Paracypris aequabilis ostracod
Abundance: 1
 Podocopida -
Palaeocytheridea sp. ostracod
Abundance: 3
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherella sp. Jones 1849 ostracod
Abundance: 1
Cytherella ex gr. limpida ostracod
Abundance: 1