Strel, Kanton Graubünden (PIMUZ): Fassanian, Switzerland
collected 1992

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae
Ticinepomis cf. peyeri Rieppel 1980
1 specimen
PIMUZ A/I 1959
    = Foreyia maxkuhni Cavin et al. 2017
Ferrante et al. 2023
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.8° North, 9.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.2° North, 21.1° East
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Ladinian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
Key time interval:Fassanian
Age range of interval:242.00000 - 239.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Prosanto
Stratigraphy comments: upper Prosanto formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: marl
Lithology description: dark marlstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,adpression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:mechanical
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection dates:1992
Collection method comments: Repository: Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zurich (PIMUZ)
Metadata
Database number:153770
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:P. Vazquez, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2014-01-13 21:49:38 Last modified:2022-07-07 23:25:52
Access level:the public Released:2014-01-13 21:49:38
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

49820. L. Cavin, H. Furrer, and C. Obrist. 2013. New coelacanth material from the Middle Triassic of eastern Switzerland, and comments on the taxic diversity of actinistans. Swiss Journal of Geosciences 106:161-177 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

85788 C. Ferrante, H. Furrer, R. Martini and L. Cavin. 2023. Revision of the Middle Triassic coelacanth Ticinepomis Rieppel 1980 (Actinistia, Latimeriidae) with paleobiological and paleoecological considerations. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 142(18) [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]