Where: Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (46.4° N, 11.8° E: paleocoordinates 4.7° N, 25.1° E)
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Werfen Formation, Griesbachian (251.9 - 250.5 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Primary reference: M. Fraiser. 2005. When Bivalves Took Over the World: Global Paleoecology of Bivalves During the Aftermath of the End-Permian Mass Extinction. [D. Bottjer/N. Bonuso/N. Bonuso]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 44651: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Nicole Bonuso on 15.09.2004, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Lingulata | |
Lingularia sp. Biernat and Emig 1993 | |
Bivalvia | |
Unionites sp. Wissman 1841 clam | |
Promyalina sp. Kittl 1903 clam |