Denti della Vecchia (Triassic of Italy)

Also known as Reef 2156

Where: Italy (46.1° N, 9.1° E: paleocoordinates 31.1° N, 13.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Calcare di Zu Formation, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified bafflestone and lithified wackestone

• 2 m thick coral horizon with corals in growth position

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: T. Lakew. 1990. Microfacies and cyclic sedimentation of the Upper Triassic (Rhaetian) Calcare di Zu (Southern Alps). Facies 22:187-232 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27536: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 11.12.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Lithocodium
  -
Lithocodium sp. Elliott 1956
Rhodophyceae
  - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora sp. Dybowski 1877
micritized nodules
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Astraeomorpha crassisepta Reuss 1854 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
Retiophyllia sellae Stoppani 1865 stony coral
Brachiopoda
  -
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin