Greek Quarry, Raricostatum zone (Jurassic of Ukraine)

Where: Crimea, Ukraine (44.9° N, 34.1° E: paleocoordinates 14.6° N, 48.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Raricostatum (196.5 - 189.6 Ma)

• Specimens come from boulder debris in a Cretaceous melange. Includes beds with Echioceras raricostatoides, Paltechioceras aureolum, Paltechioceras oosteri, and Paltechioceras romanicum.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Earth Science Museum of Moscow State University

Primary reference: B. A. Zaitsev and A. P. Ippolitov. 2023. Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) ammonoids from the boulders of the Greek Quarry, central Crimea. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 31:221-274 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 230735: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.07.2023

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
"Phylloceras ex gr. frondosum" = Phylloceras hebertinum, Zetoceras zetes, Partschiceras striatocostatum
"Phylloceras ex gr. frondosum" = Phylloceras hebertinum Reynes 1868 ammonite
Zetoceras zetes d'Orbigny 1850 ammonite
Partschiceras striatocostatum Meneghini 1853 ammonite
 Phylloceratida - Juraphyllitidae
Juraphyllites sp., Juraphyllites ex gr. limatus, Juraphyllites libertus
Juraphyllites sp. Müller 1939 ammonite
Juraphyllites ex gr. limatus Rosenberg 1909 ammonite
Juraphyllites libertus Gemmellaro 1884 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Eoderoceratidae
Eoderoceras bispinatum, Eoderoceras ancyrense, Eoderoceras praecursor
Eoderoceras bispinatum Geyer 1886 ammonite
Eoderoceras ancyrense Bremer 1965 ammonite
Eoderoceras praecursor Geyer 1886 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Phricodoceratidae
Phricodoceras lamellosum, Epideroceras grande, Epideroceras lorioli
Phricodoceras lamellosum d'Orbigny 1844 ammonite
Epideroceras grande Donovan 1958 ammonite
Epideroceras lorioli Hug 1899 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Cymbitidae
"Cymbites" sp.
"Cymbites" sp. Neumayr 1878 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Oxynoticeratidae
Gleviceras iridescens
Gleviceras iridescens Tutcher and Trueman 1925 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Echioceratidae
Echioceras raricostatoides, Paltechioceras recticostatum, Paltechioceras oosteri, Paltechioceras aureolum, Paltechioceras romanicum
Echioceras raricostatoides Vadasz 1908 ammonite
Paltechioceras recticostatum Trueman and Williams 1925 ammonite
Paltechioceras oosteri Dumortier 1869 ammonite
Paltechioceras aureolum Simpson 1855 ammonite
Paltechioceras romanicum Uhlig 1900 ammonite