Israel Devora 2A borehole Late Triassic anhydrite 3338m (Triassic of Israel)

Where: Israel (32.6° N, 35.3° E: paleocoordinates 5.1° S, 31.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Patinasporites densus Zone zone, Mohilla Formation, Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; evaporite

• hypersaline closed marine basin
• Mohilla Formation: evaporitic unit, mostly anhydride, gypsum and dolomite.

•(this sample was taken from an anhydrite layer)

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 32271: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Frederike Verbruggen on 17.06.2003

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Camerosporites secatus
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Camerosporites secatus Leschik 1956
rare
Gymnospermopsida
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Infernopollenites
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