Val Gardena Taubenleck RTD Dolomites (Permian of Italy)

Where: Bolzano, Italy (46.3° N, 11.4° E: paleocoordinates 4.1° N, 25.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Val Gardena Formation, Zechstein (259.5 - 254.1 Ma)

• Palynological information supports a Thuringian age.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; micaceous, gray sandstone and micaceous, gray siltstone

• The sequence represents an alluvial-plain facies
• The Val Gardena Fm consists of well-bedded sandstones of variable grains, often micaceous, grading into fine siltstones and argillites or, locally, into conglomerates. The colour is generally red or reddisch; grey or green intercalations, may, however be frequently observed. Also lenses or beds of gypsum frequently occur. Locally rare calcareous interbeds are present. In the Dolomites and and the Vicentian Alps cross-bedded sandy and silty lithologies dominate. The sequence represents an alluvial-plain facies. Throughout the areal extent of the Val Gardena Formation grey interbeds may sometimes be rich in plant fragments of variable size and preservation. The deposits consist of sandstones of variable grains, often grading into fine siltstones.

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Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collection methods: surface (float), chemical,

Primary reference: J. A. Clement-Westerhof. 1984. Aspects of Permian palaeobotany and palynology. IV. The conifer Ortiseia Florin from the Val Gardena Formation of the Dolomites and the Vicentinian Alps (Italy) with special reference to a revised concept of the Walchiaceae (Goeppert) Schimper. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 41:51-166 [C. Looy/C. Looy/J. Cassara]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 36872: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Cindy Looy on 18.02.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Taxonomic list created from primary and secondary reference, and collections info of the Laboratory of Paleobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University.
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unclassified
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Majonica alpina n. gen. n. sp., Dolomitia cittertiae
Majonica alpina n. gen. n. sp.
Clement-Westerhoff 1987
Dolomitia cittertiae
Clement-Westerhoff 1987
 Coniferales -
Ortiseia leonardi, Ortiseia visscheri, Ortiseia jonkeri
Ortiseia leonardi
(Florin) Clement-Westerhof 1984
Ortiseia visscheri
Clement-Westerhof 1984
Ortiseia jonkeri
Clement-Westerhof 1984