Where: Oman (23.1° N, 58.3° E: paleocoordinates 29.6° S, 54.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Al Jil Formation, Griesbachian (252.2 - 251.3 Ma)
• Middle-Late Griesbachian; Isarcicella isarcica and Clarkina carinata conodont zones, upper part of Wadi Wasit Block, Bioclastic Limestone
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified grainstone and lithified packstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with silica
Collection methods: chemical,
• gastropods only; brachiopods, ammonoids, bivalves, crinoids and other fossils reported to be present, but not listed
Primary reference: J. R. Wheeley and R. J. Twitchett. 2005. Palaeoecological significance of a new Griesbachian (Early Triassic)gastropod assemblage from Oman. Lethaia 38(1):37-45 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 60532: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.05.2006, edited by Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Strobeus sp. de Koninck 1881 snail | |
? Zygopleura sp. snail | |
Worthenia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail | |
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Chartronella sp. Cossman 1902 snail | |
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Coelostylina sp. Kittl 1894 snail
Omphaloptycha sp. Ammon 1878 snail | |
Naticopsis sp. M'Coy 1844 snail | |
Crinoidea | |
Baudicrinus krystyni n. gen. n. sp.4
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