Slovak Karst, Slovakia (Triassic to of Slovakia)

Also known as Reef 170

Where: Slovakia (48.6° N, 20.6° E: paleocoordinates 5.7° N, 29.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wetterstein Formation, Ladinian to Ladinian (242.0 - 232.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• light gray massive limestones 800-1200 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Foraminifers excluded

Primary reference: J. Mello. 1975. Triassische Biohermkalke im östlichen Teil des slowakischen Karstes. Geologica Carpathica 26(1):21-46 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 34882: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 09.10.2003, edited by Benjamin Brenneis

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales - Polyphysaceae
Teutloporella herculea Stoppani 1857
 Thaumatoporellales -
Anthozoa
 Hexacorallia -
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral
4-5 species
Demospongiae
 Hadromerida - Celyphiidae
Uvanella irregularis Ott 1967 demosponge
Celyphia submarginata Münster 1841 demosponge
"Cystothalamia bavarica" = Alpinothalamia bavarica Ott 1967 demosponge
 Agelasida - Solenolmiidae
"Dictyocoelia manon" = Solenolmia manon
"Dictyocoelia manon" = Solenolmia manon Münster 1841 demosponge
 Agelasida - Thaumastocoeliidae
Follicatena cautica Ott 1967 demosponge
 Agelasida - Cryptocoeliidae
Cryptocoelia zitteli Steinmann 1882 demosponge
 Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae
Vesicocaulis sp. Ott 1967 demosponge
Vesicocaulis carinthiacus Ott 1968 demosponge
Vesicocaulis reticuliformis Jablonsky 1972 demosponge
Vesicocaulis oenipontanus Ott 1967 demosponge
Vesicocaulis depressus Ott 1967 demosponge
Vesicocaulis alpinus Ott 1967 demosponge
 Verticillitida - Colospongiidae
Colospongia sp. Laube 1865 demosponge
Colospongia catenulata Ott 1967 demosponge
Colospongia dubia Münster 1841 demosponge
Ladinella porata
  -
Shamovella
  -
"Tubiphytes obscurus" = Shamovella obscura
"Tubiphytes obscurus" = Shamovella obscura Maslov 1956
Cyanophyceae
  - Garwoodiaceae
Lamellitubus cauticus
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