Where: Russian Federation (54.6° N, 48.4° E: paleocoordinates 49.1° N, 50.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)
• Go 12-14 - 0.20 m; Virgatus Zone; Middle Volgian, 'Traditionally, the Volgian was considered to be equivalent of the Tithonian stage. However, many data contradict these correlations (Sey and Kalacheva, 1993).'
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: P. Hantzpergue, F. Baudin, V. Mitta, A. Olferiev, and V. A. Zakharov. 1998. The Upper Jurassic of the Volga basin: ammonites biostratigraphy and correlations with standard European zonations. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Sciences de la terre et des planetes 326:633-640 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59185: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 21.03.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
Virgatites virgatus, Virgatites cf. sosia, Virgatites pallasianus, Virgatites pusillus, Virgatites gerassimovi
Virgatites virgatus ammonite
Virgatites cf. sosia ammonite
Virgatites pallasianus ammonite
Virgatites pusillus ammonite
Virgatites gerassimovi Mitta 1983 ammonite | |
Lomonossovella lomonossovi ammonite
Acuticostites acuticostatus ammonite
Acuticostites bitrifurcatus ammonite |