Vájáriskola, Tata (Cretaceous of Hungary)

Where: Hungary (47.6° N, 18.3° E: paleocoordinates 27.8° N, 24.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tata Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Aptian (122.5 - 113.0 Ma)

• From heavily condensed fossiliferous masses which occur in isolated lenses between the overlying Tata Limestone and the underlying Tithonian limestone.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, red, argillaceous limestone

• purple red marly limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: O. Szives. 2007. Aptian-Campanian ammonites of Hungary. Geologica Hungarica, Series Palaeontologica 57:1-187 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 226273: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.06.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Phylloceras sp., Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) cf. velledae, Holcophylloceras guettardi
Phylloceras sp. Suess 1865 ammonite
Holcophylloceras guettardi Raspail 1831 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae
Cheloniceras (Paracheloniceras) rerati, "Cheloniceras (Cheloniceras) cornuelianum" = Cheloniceras cornuelianum, Eodouvilleiceras clansayense
"Cheloniceras (Cheloniceras) cornuelianum" = Cheloniceras cornuelianum d'Orbigny 1840 ammonite
Eodouvilleiceras clansayense Jacob 1905 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hamitidae
Hamites sp.
Hamites sp. Parkinson 1811 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Ptychoceratidae
Ptychoceras laeve
Ptychoceras laeve Matheron 1842 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Hypacanthoplites sp., Hypacanthoplites elegans, Hypacanthoplites cf. milletianus, Acanthohoplites sp., Acanthohoplites aschiltaensis, ? Protacanthoplites originalis, "Acanthohoplites bigoureti" = Protacanthoplites bigoureti, Hypacanthohoplites acutecostum
Hypacanthoplites sp. Spath 1923 ammonite
Hypacanthoplites elegans Fritel 1906 ammonite
Hypacanthoplites cf. milletianus d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite
Acanthohoplites sp. Sinzow 1908 ammonite
Acanthohoplites aschiltaensis Anthula 1899 ammonite
? Protacanthoplites originalis Sharikadze et al. 2004 ammonite
"Acanthohoplites bigoureti" = Protacanthoplites bigoureti Seunes 1887 ammonite
Hypacanthohoplites acutecostum Riedal 1934 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Beudanticeratidae
Beudanticeras (Beudanticeras) convergens
 Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Melchiorites melchioris, Valdedorsella getulina, Zuercherella zuercheri, Uhligella sp., Parasilesites kilianiformis, Desmoceras sp., Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum
Melchiorites melchioris Tietze 1872 ammonite
Valdedorsella getulina Coquand 1880 ammonite
Zuercherella zuercheri Jacob et al. 1906 ammonite
Uhligella sp. ammonite
Parasilesites kilianiformis Fallot 1910 ammonite
Desmoceras sp. Zittel 1884 ammonite
Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum Michelin 1838 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Parahoplitidae
Diadochoceras spinosum, Diadochoceras nodosocostatum
Diadochoceras spinosum Mikhailova 1963 ammonite
Diadochoceras nodosocostatum d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Deshayesitidae
Mathoceras sumerensis
Mathoceras sumerensis Stoykova 1990 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
Tetragonites sp., Tetragonites (Tetragonites) heterosulcatum, Tetragonites (Tetragonites) duvalianus, Gabbioceras michelianum, Jauberticeras jaubertianum
Tetragonites sp. Kossmat 1895 ammonite
Gabbioceras michelianum d'Orbigny 1850 ammonite
Jauberticeras jaubertianum d'Orbigny 1850 ammonite