San Cassiano Fm, Forcella di Giau, Dolomites (Triassic of Italy)

Also known as Z-1a,b,c

Where: Italy (45.9° N, 7.6° E: paleocoordinates 14.6° N, 16.8° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: San Cassiano Formation, Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: P. Schaefer and E. Fois. 1987. Systematics and evolution of Triassic Bryozoa. Geologica et Palaeontologica 21:173-225 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/C. Jamet]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 32740: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 14.07.2003, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

• Also present: calcareous sponges, scleractinian corals, gastropods, and pelecypods.
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomida - Dyscritellidae
Dyscritella zardinii n. sp. Schafer and Fois 1987
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Diplospirella sufflata Verneuil 1855
Diplospirella aureolata Cornalia 1848
Diplospirella wissmanni Münster 1841