Topalu, Veriga channel (Waypoint 134): Late Oxfordian - Early Kimmeridgian, Romania
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Geography
| Country: | Romania |
| Coordinates: | 44.6° North, 28.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.2° North, 34.7° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late Jurassic |
| Stage: | Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 5 |
| Key time interval: | Late Oxfordian - Early Kimmeridgian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 157.9 - 152.2 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
| Geology comments: Topalu Member is composed of four levels of coral limestones, Jurassic coral faunas | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 228801 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | R. Valdez | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2023-01-07 16:21:49 | Last modified: | 2023-01-07 16:21:49 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2023-01-07 16:21:49 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 83590. | C. E. Schweitzer, L. Lazăr, R. M. Feldman, M. Stoica, and O. Franṭescu. 2017. Decapoda (Anomura; Brachyura) from the Late Jurassic of Dobrogea, Romania. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 286:207-228 [M. Clapham/R. Valdez/M. Clapham] |