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 14SW 1.5: 136.1 m from the stake 1. Daxatina cf. canadesis subzone, lower Carnian.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
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 50982: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 25.05.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Foraminifera | |
"Ophtalmidium fusiforme" = Ophthalmidium, "Ophtalmidium cf. macfadyeni" = Ophthalmidium, "Ophtalmidium cf. lucidum" = Ophthalmidium, Oberhauserella cf. alta
"Ophtalmidium fusiforme" = Ophthalmidium
"Ophtalmidium cf. macfadyeni" = Ophthalmidium
"Ophtalmidium cf. lucidum" = Ophthalmidium | |
Nodosariata | |
Holothuroidea | |
"Tetravriga imperforata" = Tetravirga
"Tetravriga imperforata" = Tetravirga sea cucumber | |
Eocaudina cassianensis Frizzell and Exline 1955 sea cucumber
Calclamnoidea canalifera Kristan-Tollmann 1963 sea cucumber | |
Acanthotheelia spinosa Frizzell and Exline 1955 sea cucumber | |
Theelia pralongiae sea cucumber
Theelia serta Speckmann 1968 sea cucumber | |
Etheridgella pentagonia Kristan-Tollmann 1963 sea cucumber | |
Ophiuroidea | |
Nodolanx multinodosa Kristan-Tollmann 1976 brittle star | |
Crinoidea | |
Axicrinus alexsandri Sea lily | |
Ossicrinus reticulatus, Osteocrinus goestlingensis, Osteocrinus acus, Osteocrinus sp., Osteocrinus rectus
Ossicrinus reticulatus Kristan-Tollmann 1970 Sea lily
Osteocrinus goestlingensis Sea lily
Osteocrinus acus Sea lily
Osteocrinus sp. Kristan-Tollmann 1970 Sea lily
Osteocrinus rectus Frizzell and Exline 1955 Sea lily |