Gletscher Ducan 3 (Triassic of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (46.7° N, 9.8° E: paleocoordinates 9.1° N, 21.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Prosanto Formation, Fassanian (242.0 - 235.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified lime mudstone

• The depositional environment of the Prosanto Formation is interpreted as a localized basin with a stratified waterbody that resulted in oxygen-depleted bottom water.
• Laminated limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Paleontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland (PIMUZ)

Primary reference: G. Arratia. 2022. The outstanding suction-feeder Marcopoloichthys furreri new species (Actinopterygii) from the Middle Triassic Tethys Realm of Europe and its implications for early evolution of neopterygian fishes. Fossil Record 25:231-261 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 226430: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.07.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Neopterygii - Marcopoloichthyidae
Marcopoloichthys furreri
Marcopoloichthys furreri Arratia 2022
PIMUZ A/I 1958, 2841