Jibou B (JBB5): Thanetian, Romania
collected 1995-1996

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines
Ronella botanica Gheerbrant et al. 1999
recombined as Dortoka botanica
see common names

Geography
Country:Romania
Coordinates: 47.3° North, 23.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.6° North, 20.9° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
Stage:Thanetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Thanetian
Age range of interval:59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Jibou Member:Rona
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: JBB5 bed; "Calcaires de Rona"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection dates:1995-1996
Metadata
Also known as:JBB; Calcaires de Rona; Botanic Garden of Jibou
Database number:138245
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:P. Mannion
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-01-08 01:18:41 Last modified:2013-01-07 08:18:59
Access level:the public Released:2013-01-08 01:18:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

44196. F. d. Lapparent de Broin, X. Murelaga Bereikua, and V. Codrea. 2004. Presence of Dortokidae (Chelonii, Pleurodira) in the earliest Tertiary of the Jibou Formation, Romania: paleobiogeographical implications. Acta Palaeontologica Romaniae 4:203-215 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]