Zhitkov Cape in Russian Island, Bed 70 (Triassic of Russian Federation)

Where: Primorye, Russian Federation (43.0° N, 131.9° E: paleocoordinates 41.8° N, 111.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Karazin Formation, Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• Lower Anisian, Leiophyllites pradyumna Zone, Karazin Suite, Layer 70 (14m)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, sandy siltstone

• Spotted sandy siltstone with calcareous concretions.

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 47284: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 22.02.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
 Ceratitida - Japonitidae
 Ceratitida - Sturiidae
Sturia japonica Diener 1916 ceratite
 Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae
Leiophyllites pradyumna Diener 1895 ammonite