Vászoly P-11a, bed 12 (Triassic of Hungary)

Where: Veszprem, Hungary (46.9° N, 17.8° E: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 29.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Reitziites reitzi ammonoid zone, Dorgicse Formation, Illyrian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• Liepoldti subzone. The newly exposed trench reveals a sequence of about 6m in thickness, belonging to the Dorgicse Formation (somewhat equivalent of the formerly used "Buchenstein Beds" overlying the Anisian Megyehegy Dolomite Formation.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, nodular claystone

• yellowish clay with numerous limestone nodules containing a very rich ammonite fauna and few brachiopods

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Vörös and J. Pálfy. 1989. The Anisian/Ladinian boundary in the Vászoly section (Balaton Highland, Hungary). Fragmenta Mineralogica et Palaeontologica 14:17-27 [D. Bottjer/N. Bonuso/J. Pálfy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 43676: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Nicole Bonuso on 22.08.2004, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

• Parakellnerites cf. boeckhi listed in Voros & Palfy 1989, but not in Voros 2018
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Hungaritidae
Hungarites mojsisovicsi Roth 1871 ceratite
Possibly also including Hungarites bocsarensis from Voros & Palfy 1989
 Ceratitida - Ptychitidae
Flexoptychites cf. acutus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Flexoptychites flexuosus von Mojsisovics 1882 ceratite
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Austrirhynchidae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae