Ortnek, Ortnek Beds, southern Slovenia (Permian of Slovenia)

Where: Slovenia (45.8° N, 14.7° E: paleocoordinates 3.1° S, 27.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Ortnek Formation, Permian (298.9 - 251.9 Ma)

• Lower Permian, upper part of Ortnek Beds (=equivalent of Trogkofel Limestone)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• patch reef
• limestone lenses in the sandstone/shale sequence of the upper Ortnek Beds

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Ramovs. 1986. Reef building organisms and reefs in the Permian of Slovenia, NW Yugoslavia. Memorie della Societa Geologica Italiana 34:189-193 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60187: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.05.2006

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Taxonomic list

• calcareous algae and fusulinids reported to be present, but not listed
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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Laccophyllidae
Amplexocarinia irginae
Strophomenata
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella sp., Scacchinella gigantea
Scacchinella sp. Gemmellaro 1891
Scacchinella gigantea Schellwien 1900
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Geyerella sp.
Geyerella sp. Schellwien 1900