Kheta River-2 (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (75.0° N, 105.0° E: paleocoordinates 75.9° N, 80.0° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Chetaites sibiricus zone, Berriasian (145.0 - 139.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; green, carbonaceous sandstone

• lithology described as fine-grained sand, greenish-tobacco in color, with nests and intercalations of plant detritus

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. N. Saks, ed. 1975. The Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary and the Berriasian Stage in the Boreal Realm. 1-319 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2450: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 05.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Neocrassina vai, Astarte veneris
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp.
Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
aff. Musculus sibiricus
aff. Musculus sibiricus mussel
originally entered as "Musculus aff. sibiricus"
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp.
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon sp.
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Aguilerella anabarensis
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
cf. Liostrea sibirica
cf. Liostrea sibirica oyster
originally entered as "Liostrea cf. sibirica"
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium nummulare
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma incrassata
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
Buchia sp.
Buchia sp. Rouillier 1845 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
cf. Camptonectes imperialis
cf. Camptonectes imperialis scallop
originally entered as "Camptonectes cf. imperialis"
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Chetaites sp.
Chetaites sp. Shul'gina 1962 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
? Praetollia sp., cf. Subcraspedites suprasubditus, Hectoroceras sp.
? Praetollia sp. ammonite
originally entered as "Praetollia? sp."
cf. Subcraspedites suprasubditus ammonite
originally entered as "Subcraspedites cf. suprasubditus"
Hectoroceras sp. Spath 1947 ammonite
 Goniatitida - Dimeroceratidae
Sunites sp. n. sp.
Sunites sp. n. sp. Chang 1960 ammonite
originally entered as "Surites n. sp."
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
aff. Ptilorhynchia glabra, aff. Ptilorhynchia seducta, Fusirhynchia micropteryx
aff. Ptilorhynchia glabra Dagys 1968
originally entered as "Ptilorhynchia aff. glabra"
aff. Ptilorhynchia seducta Dagys 1968
originally entered as "Ptilorhynchia aff. seducta"
Fusirhynchia micropteryx Eichwald 1868
 Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
? Pinaxiothyris sp. n. sp.
? Pinaxiothyris sp. n. sp. Dagys 1968
originally entered as "Pinaxiothyris? n. sp."