Zhitkov Cape in Russian Island, Bed 54 (Triassic of Russian Federation)

Where: Primorye, Russian Federation (43.0° N, 131.9° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 111.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• Lower Olenekian, Ayaxian Substage, Tirolites-Amphistephanites Zone, Schmidt Suite, Layer 54 (16m)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, green sandstone and lithified, sandy limestone

• Grayish-green sandstone with lenses of sandy limestone-coquina.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. D. Zakharov, A. M. Popov, and G. I. Buryi. 2004. Triassic Ammonoid succession in South Primorye: 2. Middle Olenekian Tirolites - Amphistephanites Zone. Albertiana 29:29-37 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47277: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 22.02.2005

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
"? Compositella sp." = Spirigerellina
"? Compositella sp." = Spirigerellina Dagys 1974
 Spiriferinida - Lepismatinidae
"Costispiriferina aff. mansfieldi" = Lepismatina
"Costispiriferina aff. mansfieldi" = Lepismatina
 Rhynchonellida - Atriboniidae
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
? Lissorhynchia sp. Yang and Xu 1966
 Terebratulida -
? Thyratryaria sp. Xu and Liu 1983
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
"Fletcherithyris margaritovi" = Bittnerithyris margaritovi
"Fletcherithyris margaritovi" = Bittnerithyris margaritovi Bittner 1899
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Flemingitidae
Bandoites elegans Zakharov 1987 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Tirolitidae
? Tirolites sp. Mojsisovics 1879 ceratite
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Phaedrysmocheilus sp. Shimansky and Erlanger 1955 nautiloid
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Eumorphotis iwanowi Bittner 1899 scallop