Hochalm A11 (Triassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.0° N, 12.0° E: paleocoordinates 30.7° N, 16.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Hochalm, Unit 3 Member (Koessen Formation), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• Sagenites reticulatus Zone belongs according to Krystyn (1987, 1990) to the Upper Norian, according to Dagys and Dagys (1990) to the Lower Rhaetian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, shelly/skeletal limestone and poorly lithified marl

• alternation of bioclastic limestones with mrals, Gervillia-Atreta biofacies

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: R. Golebiowski. 1989. Stratigraphie und Biofacies der Koessener Formation (Obertrias, Nordliche Kalkalpen). Ph.D. thesis, University of Vienna, Austria 1-253 [F. Fursich/A. Tomasovych/S. Hicks]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28097: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Adam Tomasovych on 23.01.2003

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana claviformis pointed nut clam
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Bakevellia praecursor" = Bakevellia (Bakevelloides) praecursor
"Bakevellia praecursor" = Bakevellia (Bakevelloides) praecursor Quenstedt 1858 oyster
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Carditida - Myophoricardiidae
Myophoriopis isoceles clam
[entered as Myophoriopsis isoceles]