Where: Israel (30.6° N, 34.8° E: paleocoordinates 14.1° S, 34.8° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: sandstone clay Member (Gevanim Formation), Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)
• 66.5 m above base of type section; shale between and below organogenic limestone
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; shale
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Reposited in the USNM
• also at: Geological Survey of Israel
Primary reference: I.G. Sohn. 1968. Triassic ostracodes from Makhtesh Ramon, Israel. Israel Geological Survey - Bulletin 44:1-71 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/C. Jamet]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41704: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 20.07.2004
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