Also known as Type section of the Kartal Fm
Where: Istanbul, Turkey (40.9° N, 29.2° E: paleocoordinates 18.4° S, 23.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Kartal Formation (Pendik Group), Pragian to Pragian (410.8 - 393.3 Ma)
• "Bivalves give this formation a Coblencian age. The bivalves identified here are often found in other countries spanning the Siegenian and Emsian. Nevertheless, a certain preponderance of Emsian species seems to exsist. Carls (1972) dated the strophomenids as Late Early Emsian. Gandl (1972) considered the trilobites to have ranged from Late Early Emsian to Middle Late Emsian."
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; pebbly, gray, yellow, argillaceous, calcareous sandstone and micaceous, pebbly, gray, yellow, calcareous shale
Collection methods: Stratigraphy and fossil collections were by Kaya (1973), Babin (1973) studied the bivalves, Carls (1973) studied the strophomenids, Gandl (1973) studied the trilobites, and Kullmann (1973) studied the corals and goniatites.
Primary reference: O. Kaya. 1973. The Devonian and Lower Carboniferous stratigraphy of the Istinye, Bostanci, and Buyukada subareas. Paleozoic of Istanbul Ege universitesi, Fen fakultesi, Kitaplar Serisi, Jeol 40:1-36 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/J. Sessa]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 32470: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 01.07.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata | |
"? Strophodonta clausa" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)2
"? Strophodonta clausa" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)2 | |
aff. Strophonella sp.2 Hall 1879 | |
Mesodouvillina sp.2 Williams 1950 | |
Leptaenopyxis sp.2 HavlĂcek 1963 | |
Cephalopoda | |
"Convoluticeras buluti" = Teicherticeras buluti4
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"Anetoceras (Erbenoceras) solitarium" = Erbenoceras solitarium4
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"Leiopteria gervillei" = Leptodesma (Leiopteria)1, "Leiopteria cf. globosa" = Leptodesma (Leiopteria)1, "Leiopteria sp." = Leptodesma (Leiopteria)1, Actinopteria costata1
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Trilobita | |
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Anthozoa | |
Pleurodictyum problematicum tabulate coral
Pleurodictyum constantinopolitanum tabulate coral
Pleurodictyum bithynicum tabulate coral |