Where: Kaliningrad, Russian Federation (55.0° N, 20.6° E: paleocoordinates 21.3° N, 27.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Zalgiris Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• Zalgiris Suite (analogy with the german Main dolomite and Stinking shale), lower part of the Stassfurt Horizon (P2st); Material from depth: 719.0m-738.0m

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone and dolomite

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: P. Suveizdis, K. V. Miklukho-Maklay, L. B. Ukharskaya, I. P. Morozova, N. V. Glushenko, V. K. Ivanov, and B. G. Podoba. 1975. Permskaya sistema Pribaltiki (fauna i stratigrafiya). Permian deposits of the Baltic region (stratigraphy and fauna). Lietuvos Geologijos Mokslinio Tyrimo Institutas, Trudy 29:305pp. [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 46174: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 07.01.2005

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