Mena River-3 (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (56.0° N, 45.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.9° N, 46.6° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Berriasian (145.0 - 139.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; ooidal, silty, calcareous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. N. Saks, ed. 1975. The Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary and the Berriasian Stage in the Boreal Realm. 1-319 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2518: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 07.07.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Stchirowskiceras tumefactum, Chandomirovia ilekensis, Stchirowskiceras principale
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida -
Bogoslovskya pseudostenomphala
Bogoslovskya pseudostenomphala
originally entered as "Bogoslovskia pseudostenomphala"
 Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Surites poreckoensis, Surites spasskensis, Surites tzikwinianus, Surites clemntianus, Surites caseyi, Surites analogus
Surites poreckoensis ammonite
originally entered as "Surites poreckoensis"
Surites spasskensis ammonite
originally entered as "Surites spasskensis"
Surites tzikwinianus ammonite
originally entered as "Surites tzikwinianus"
Surites clemntianus ammonite
originally entered as "Surites clemntianus"
Surites caseyi ammonite
originally entered as "Surites caseyi"
Surites analogus Bogoslowsky 1897 ammonite
originally entered as "Surites analogus"
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Acroteuthis arctica, Acroteuthis anabarensis, Acroteuthis hauthali
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
Buchia surensis, Buchia dilatata, Buchia expansa, Buchia syzranensis, Buchia terebratuloides
Buchia terebratuloides Lahusen 1888 scallop