Sample SW3b - Prati di Stuores/Stuores Wiesen Section, Dolomites (Triassic of Italy)

Where: Italy (46.5° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 7.5° N, 22.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Member (San Cassiano Formation), Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

• The lower member ("Untere Cassianer Schichten", UCS) overlies the La Valle Formation. Sample SW3b: 28.70 m from the stake 1. Regoledanus subzone, uppermost Ladinian.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• Alternations of siliciclastic and carbonate turbidites, deposited in a relatively deep basin, absence of unconformities and a gradual upward increase in sedimentation rate and carbonate content. No sudden or significant facies change in the entire section.
• The lower member consists of alternating siltstones, claystones, calcarenites marly limestones and turbidity vulcanoarenites.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Broglio Loriga, S. Cirilli, V. Zanche, D. Bari, P. Gianolla, G. F. Laghi, W. Lowrie, S. Manfrin, A. Mastandrea, P. Mietto, G. Muttoni, C. Neri, R. Posenato, M. Rechichi, R. Rettori and G. Roghi. 1999. The Prati di Stuores/Stuores Wiesen Section (Dolomites, Italy): a candidate Global Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Carnian stage. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 105(1):37-78 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50834: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

• Ammonoids only.
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Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Joannitidae
Joannites sp.
Joannites sp. Mojsisovics 1879 ceratite
open nomenclature
 Ceratitida - Lobitidae
Lobites ellipticus
Lobites ellipticus Hauer 1860 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae
Protrachyceras sp.
Protrachyceras sp. Mojsisovics 1893 ceratite
open nomenclature