Zhitkov Cape in Russian Island, Bed 62 (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

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Zhitkov Formation, Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

• Upper Olenekian, Russian Substage, Neocolumbites insignis Zone, Zhitkov Suite, Layer 62 (15-20m)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, sandy siltstone and lithified mudstone

• Sandy siltstone and mudstone with rare sandstone interbeds and calcareous-marly nodules and lenses.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. D. Zakharov, A. M. Popov, and G. I. Buryi. 2004. Triassic Ammonoid succession in South Primorye: 3. Late Olenekian - Early Anisian Zones (Neocolumbites insignis, Subcolumbites multiformis, Ussuriphyllites amurensis and Leiophyllites pradyumna). Albertiana 31:54-64 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47308: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 22.02.2005

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Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Columbitidae
Columbites sp.
Columbites sp. Hyatt and Smith 1905 ceratite