Where: Italy (46.5° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 13.5° N, 19.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Lower Member (San Cassiano Formation), Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)
• The lower member ("Untere Cassianer Schichten", UCS) overlies the La Valle Formation. Sample SW4: 45.00 m from the stake 1. Daxatina cf. canadensis subzone, lowermost Carnian. Proposed Ladinian/Carnian boundary at the base of bed SW4.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments
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 50837: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 24.05.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
"Anolcites" ex gr. laricus ceratite
Daxatina sp. Strand 1929 ceratite
Daxatina cf. canadensis Whiteaves 1889 ceratite |