Outskirts of Saratov, Quarry "Sokur", Bed 1 (Jurassic of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (51.6° N, 45.9° E: paleocoordinates 46.5° N, 48.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Bajocian (171.6 - 167.7 Ma)

• Upper Bajocian, Pseudocosmoceras michalskii Zone, Medvediceras masarowici Horizon

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified, gray claystone

• light gray clay, bluish coloured

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: V. V. Mitta, I. S. Barskov, J. Gründel, V. A. Zakharov, V. B. Sel'tser, A. V. Ivanov, Y. A. Rostovtseva and L. O. Tarasova. 2004. Verkhniy bayos i nishniy bat v okrestnostyakh Saratova - Upper Bajocian and Lower Bathonian in the vicinity of Saratov. VM-Novitates (12)39pp. [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 68344: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 17.01.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia sp. Lycett 1850 clam
Gastropoda
 Caenogastropoda -
 Sorbeoconcha - Settsassiidae
? Katosira sp. Koken 1892 snail
Cephalopoda
  -
Cephalopoda indet. Cuvier 1797
Belemnoidea indet.
 Ammonitida - Stephanoceratidae
Parkinsonia sp. Bayle ammonite
juvenile