Ayax Bay in Russian Island, Beds 13-16 (Triassic of Russian Federation)

Where: Primorye, Russian Federation (43.1° N, 131.9° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 111.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tobizin Formation, Smithian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

• Lower Olenekian, Ayaxian Substage, Hedenstroemia bosphorensis Zone, Tobizin Suite, Layers 13-16 (12.8m)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, fine-grained sandstone and lithified, sandy limestone

• Fine-grained sandstone and sandy limestone-coquina.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. D. Zakharov, Y. Shigeta, A. M. Popov, G. I. Buryi, A. V. Oleinikov, E. A. Dorukhovskaya, and T. M. Mikhalik. 2002. Triassic Ammonoid succession in South Primorye: 1. Lower Olenekian Hedenstroemia bosphorensis and Anasibirites nevolini Zones. Albertiana 27:42-64 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47206: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 21.02.2005

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Hedenstroemiidae
Pseudosageceras sp., "Hedenstroemia bosphorensis" = Mesohedenstroemia bosphorensis, "Epihedenstroemia ajaxensis" = Cordillerites
Pseudosageceras sp. Diener 1895 ceratite
"Hedenstroemia bosphorensis" = Mesohedenstroemia bosphorensis Zakharov 1968 ceratite
"Epihedenstroemia ajaxensis" = Cordillerites ceratite
 Ceratitida - Meekoceratidae
Juvenites sp. Smith 1927 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ussuriidae
Ussuria iwanowi Diener 1895 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Prionitidae
 Ceratitida - Arctoceratidae
Arctoceras septentrionale Diener 1895 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Dieneroceratidae
"Dieneroceras chaoi" = Dieneroceras dieneri
"Dieneroceras chaoi" = Dieneroceras dieneri Hyatt and Smith 1905 ceratite