NE Central Asia 2 (Cretaceous of USSR)

Where: USSR (39.8° N, 72.0° E: paleocoordinates 36.6° N, 66.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Caprinula soluni zone, Middle Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: ooidal, calcareous limestone and shale

• lithology described as interbedded limestones and marls

Primary reference: Z. N. Pojarkova. 1984. The Cenomanian and Turonian in Northeastern Central Asia. Cretaceous Research 5:1-14 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3795: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 10.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Archemedea ferganensis
Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia sp.
Salenia sp. Gray 1835 sea urchin
Gastropoda
 Heterostrophia -
Itruvia ferganensis
 Heterostropha - Aptyxiellidae
Aplocus kamyshbashensis
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya albina
 Hippuritida - Ichthyosarcolitidae
"Ichthyosarcolites bicarinatus" = Icthyosarcolites, Ichthyosarcolites tricarinatus
"Ichthyosarcolites bicarinatus" = Icthyosarcolites rudist
originally entered as "Ichtyosarcolites bicarinatus"
Ichthyosarcolites tricarinatus Parona 1921 rudist
originally entered as "Ichtyosarcolites tricarinatus"
 Hippuritida - Caprinulidae
Caprotina sp., Caprinula soluni
Caprotina sp. Orbigny 1842 rudist
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar rhotomagensis, "? Cyprimeria faba" = Paraesa faba
"? Cyprimeria faba" = Paraesa faba Sowerby 1827 venus clam
originally entered as "Cyprimeria? faba"
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea mandibula
Panopea mandibula clam
originally entered as "Panope mandibula"
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus bukharensis, Modiolus turkestanensis
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima canalifera
Lima canalifera Goldfuss 1836 file clam