98-UKT-20, Dikmetas measured section, Cataltepe Nappe (Triassic of Turkey)

Where: Turkey (40.4° N, 40.7° E: paleocoordinates 9.5° N, 43.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Kayabuku Formation, Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, nodular, cherty/siliceous limestone

• limestone with chert nodules

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: U. K. Tekin. 1999. Biostratigraphy and Systematics of late Middle to Late Triassic Radiolarians from the Taurus Mountains and Ankara Region, Turkey. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 5:1-296 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis/A. Kocsis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 130676: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 12.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

• rare: 1-2 specimens, common: 3-5 specimens, abundant:>5specimens
Protozoa
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
 Entactinaria -
Braginella rudis radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
Tricornicyrtium dikmetasensis Tekin 1999 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Livarellidae
Livarella magna Tekin 1999 radiolarian
Livarella valida Yoshida 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Canoptum rhaeticum Kozur and Mostler 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Nabolellidae
"Squinabolella aff. causia" = Nabolella causia, "? Squinabolella trispinosa" = Nabolella trispinosa
"Squinabolella aff. causia" = Nabolella causia Carter 1993 radiolarian
"? Squinabolella trispinosa" = Nabolella trispinosa Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria "indet. B" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Relindellidae
? Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium inornatum Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella pacofiensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
"Risella "sp. A"" = Serilla Carter 2007 radiolarian
Risella stalkungiensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Risella ellisensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
"Risella tledoensis" = Serilla tledoensis Carter 1993 radiolarian