Where: Poland (50.8° N, 20.7° E: paleocoordinates 17.7° N, 28.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Copper Shale Formation (Werra Group), Wuchiapingian to Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 252.2 Ma)
• The following lithological complexes are currently distinguished within the Zechstein on the so-called "near" Permian-Mesozoic edge of the Holy Cross Paleozoic core: Zechstein Limestone (Ca1) locally underlaying by the Copper-Bearing Shale (in German Kupfer schiefer; T1), Lower Anhydrite (Ald) in some sections, Terrigenious Series (T1r) and Upper Anhydrite (A1g) which all form the Werra Cycle (PZ1); the Strassfort Cycle (PZ2) is developed as the Terrigenous Series (T2r), the Grey Pelite (T3), Platy Dolomite (Ca3) and only locally Main Anhydrite (A3) represents the Leine Cycle (PZ3). The uppermost Zechstein deposits consist of the Top Terrigenous Series (Pzt).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; dolomite and argillaceous mudstone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: original sporopollenin
Collection methods: core, chemical, mechanical,
Primary reference: A. Fijalkowska. 1994. Palynological aspects of the Permo-Triassic succession in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. Documenta Naturae 87:1-76 [C. Looy/C. Looy/C. Looy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 24989: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Cindy Looy on 24.08.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Calamaspora sp., Perisaccus granulatus, Perisaccus sp., Illenites unicus, Jugasporites delasaucei, Jugasporites sp., Michrystridium recurvatum, Michrystridium setasessitante, Michrystridium sp., Tympanicysta sp., Plantae "Sporites indet."
Plantae "Sporites indet." Haeckel 1866 | |
Triadispora | |
Triadispora sp. Klaus | |
Lunatisporites | |
Lunatisporites sp. Leschik | |
Lueckisporites | |
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Cycadopites | |
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Limitisporites | |
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Klausipollenites | |
Vittatina | |
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Hamiapollenites | |
Hamiapollenites sp. Wilson | |
Acritarcha indet., Veryhachium trispinoides, Veryhachium irregulare, Veryhachium sp., Baltisphaeridium debilispinum, Baltisphaeridium sp.
Acritarcha indet. Evitt 1963 acritarchs
Veryhachium sp. Deunff 1954 acritarchs
Baltisphaeridium sp. Eisenack 1958 acritarchs |