Israel Zohar 8 borehole Middle Triassic limestone 2050m (Triassic of Israel)

Where: Israel (31.6° N, 34.7° E: paleocoordinates 11.5° S, 34.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Podosporites amicus Zone zone, Saharonim Formation, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

• Mainly limestone

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, mechanical,

Primary reference: Y. Eshet. 1990. Paleozoic-Mesozoic Palynology of Israel: I: Palynological Aspects of the Permo-Triassic Succession in the Subsurface of Israel. Geological Survey of Israel 81:1-57 [C. Looy/F. Verbruggen/J. Cassara]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31483: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Frederike Verbruggen on 14.05.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Triadispora
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Triadispora plicata Klaus 1964
common
Duplicisporites
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Lunatisporites
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 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podosporites amicus podocarp
few
Enzonalasporites vigens
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Enzonalasporites vigens Leschik 1955
few
Camerosporites secatus
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Camerosporites secatus Leschik 1956
rare
Aratrisporites
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Infernopollenites
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