Volga River-3 (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (53.0° N, 48.4° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 50.5° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Berriasian (145.0 - 139.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, calcareous sandstone

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 2524: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 07.07.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Neocomitidae
Riasanites rjasanensis
Riasanites rjasanensis Lahusen 1883 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Surites spasskensis, Surites tzikwinianus
Surites spasskensis ammonite
originally entered as "Surites spasskensis"
Surites tzikwinianus ammonite
originally entered as "Surites tzikwinianus"
 Orthocerida -
Bogoslovskya pseudostenomphala
Bogoslovskya pseudostenomphala
originally entered as "Bogoslovbsia pseudostenomphala"
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Acroteuthis lateralis
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
Buchia volgensis, Buchia keyserlingi, "Aucella sp." = Buchia
Buchia volgensis Lahusen 1888 scallop
Buchia keyserlingi Lahusen 1888 scallop
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop