Mezica, Karavanke Mountains, limestone below first shale bed (Triassic of Slovenia)

Where: Slovenia (46.5° N, 14.9° E: paleocoordinates 12.1° N, 21.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• oolitic and oncoidal limestone below the first shale and marl bed, 0.70 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: B. Jurkovsek, T. Kolar-Jurkovsek, and G. S. Jaecks. 2002. Makrofavna karnijskih plasti meziskega prostora [Macrofauna of the Carnian beds in the Mezica area]. Geologija 45(2):413-418 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 85173: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.12.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Tyrolecrinus hercuniae, Tyrolecrinus cf. scipio, Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis, Laevigatocrinus cf. subcrenatus
Tyrolecrinus tyrolensis Laube 1865 Sea lily
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin