Hernstein Castle: Sevatian, Austria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Monotidae
Monotis salinaria (Schlotheim 1820)
Holothuroidea - Palelpidiidae
Palelpidia norica Mostler 1968
Mostler 1968
Holothuroidea - Semperitidae
Semperites radiatus n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Holothuroidea - Apodida - Chiridotidae
Theelia fissa n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Theelia conglobata n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae
Acanthotheelia angustiperforata n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Holothuroidea - Apodida - Achistridae
Achistrum longirostrum n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Achistrum brevis n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae
Priscopedatus crassus n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Priscopedatus foliosus n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Priscopedatus multiangulatus n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Priscopedatus artus n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Solopedatus parvus n. gen., n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida
Binoculites tornatus n. sp. Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Curvatella spinosa n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Calclamnella nuda n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Holothuroidea - Kuehnitidae
Kuehnites dumosus n. sp. Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
Holothuroidea - Stichopitidae
Uncinulinoides diffissus n. sp. Mostler 1971
Mostler 1971
Stichopitella hernsteini
Mostler 1972
Uncinulinoides alternata n. sp. Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
Uncinulinoides porosa n. sp. Mostler 1972
Mostler 1972
Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Eospondylidae
Ophioflabellum hessi Donofrio and Mostler 1977
Donofrio and Mostler 1977
see common names

Geography
Country:Austria State/province:Niederösterreich
Coordinates: 47.9° North, 16.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.3° North, 19.2° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Norian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 4
Key time interval: Sevatian
Age range of interval: 213.2 - 208.5 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Hallstatt
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Epigondolella bidentata conodont zone, Late Norian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: 4 30-cm-thick densely packed shell beds
Environment:slope
Geology comments: platform slope deposition in shallower conditions than the condensed ammonoid-shell-rich distal pelagic facies of the Hallstatt Limestone
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:85008
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, L. Villier Enterer:U. Merkel, L. Villier
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-11-21 00:53:16 Last modified:2012-08-13 08:32:55
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
28533. C. McRoberts, L. Krystyn, and A. Shea. 2008. Rhaetian (Late Triassic) Monotis (Bivalvia: Pectinoida) from the eastern Northern Calcareous Alps (Austria) and the end-Norian crisis in pelagic faunas. Palaeontology 51(3):721-735 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

32267 D. A. Donofrio and H. Mostler. 1977. Wenig bechartete Echinodermaten-Skelettelemente aus der Alpinen Trias. Geologisch−Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 6(6):1-27 [L. Villier/L. Villier]
31960 H. Mostler. 1968. Neue Holothurien-Sklerite aus norischen Hallstätter Kalken (Nördliche Kalkalpen). Berichte des Naturwissenschaftlich-medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck 56:427-441 [L. Villier/L. Villier]
32065 H. Mostler. 1971. Holothuriensklerite aus anisichen, karnischen und norishen Hallstätterkalken. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 1(1):1-30 [L. Villier/L. Villier]
31959 H. Mostler. 1972. Neue Holothurien-Sklerite aus der Trias der Nördlichen Kalkalpen. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 2(7):1-34 [L. Villier/L. Villier]