T161, Section VI, Gebze area: Pelsonian, Turkey
collected by R. Assereto 1969, 1971

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Holcorhynchella edhemi (Toula 1896)
Gaetani 2016
(1 measurement)
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae
Acrochordiceras bithynicum Arthaber 1915
2 specimens
Epacrochordiceras pustericum (Mojsisovics 1878)
2 specimens
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Paraceratites binodosus (Hauer 1850)
11 specimens
(1 measurement)
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Balatonitidae
Balatonites aff. ottonis (von Buch 1848)
6 specimens
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Arcestidae
Proarcestes cf. escheri (Mojsisovics 1875)
2 specimens
Proarcestes bramantei (Mojsisovics 1869)
5 specimens
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ptychitidae
Ptychites cf. opulentus von Mojsisovics 1882
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Sturiidae
Discoptychites cf. seebachi (von Mojsisovics 1882)
3 specimens
Discoptychites pauli (von Mojsisovics 1882)
2 specimens
Sturia sansovinii (Mojsisovics 1869)
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae
Megaphyllites gebzensis Fantini Sestini 1988
3 specimens
(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae
Monophyllites anatolicus Toula 1896
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Palaeophyllitidae
Leiophyllites confucii (Diener 1895)
3 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Turkey
Coordinates: 40.8° North, 29.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.5° North, 34.9° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Middle Triassic
Stage: Anisian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 2
Key time interval: Pelsonian Ammonoid zone:  balatonicus
Age range of interval: 244.7 - 243.8 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Level 8 of Assereto; Middle Member of Nodular Limestone formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:nodular lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (float)
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:R. Assereto Collection dates:1969, 1971
Collection method comments: Repository: MPUM (Museo di Paleontologia del Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell'Universtia degli Studi de Milano, Italy)
Metadata
Database number:143956
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2013-04-27 15:21:33 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-27 15:21:33
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

46548. N. Fantini Sestini. 1988. Anisian ammonites from Gebze area (Kokaeli Peninsula, Turkey). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 94:35-80 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

59402 M. Gaetani. 2016. Brachiopods from the type-section of the Bithynian substage (Anisian, Middle Triassic, northwestern Turkey). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 122:61-76 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]