GSC. loc. C-307345, east of Mount Hyatt, New York Canyon Area (Triassic of the United States)

Where: Nevada (38.5° N, 118.1° W: paleocoordinates 18.2° N, 56.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Crickmayi ammonoid zone, Nun Mine Member (Gabbs Formation), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, calcareous siltstone and lithified, silty limestone

• resistant often bioturbated and fossiliferous calcareous siltstone and silty limestones

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: M. J. Orchard, E. S. Carter, S. G. Lucas and D. G. Taylor. 2007. Rhaetian (Upper Triassic) conodonts and radiolarians from New York Canyon, Nevada, USA. Albertiana 35:59-65 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 130599: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 10.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Conodontophorida
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Zieglericonus rhaeticum
Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Plafkerium aff. keloense
Plafkerium aff. keloense Carter 1993 radiolarian