Point 902, Monte San Giorgio, Bed 134: Illyrian, Switzerland
collected by B. Peyer, PIMUZ 1950-1968

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri
López-Arbarello et al. 2016 1 specimen
Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae
Ptycholepis magnus n. sp. Bürgin 1992
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 45.9° North, 8.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.0° North, 21.7° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Anisian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
Key time interval:Illyrian
Age range of interval:243.80000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Besano Member:Grenzbitumenzone
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified dolomite
Secondary lithology:black lithified "shale"
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,adpression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collectors:B. Peyer, PIMUZ Collection dates:1950-1968
Collection method comments: "Tessin collection" of the Palaontologisches Institut und Museum der Universitat Zurich (PIMUZ T. numbers), collected intensively from 1950-1968.
Metadata
Database number:122063
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2011-12-15 18:41:41 Last modified:2022-06-17 20:09:45
Access level:the public Released:2011-12-15 18:41:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
38853. T. Bürgin. 1992. Basal ray-finned fishes (Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii) from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Canton Tessin, Switzerland). Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 114:1-164 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

59894 A. López-Arbarello, T. Bürgin, H. Furrer and R. Stockar. 2016. New holostean fishes (Actinopterygii: Neopterygii) from the Middle Triassic of the Monte San Giorgio (Canton Ticino, Switzerland). PeerJ 4(e2234):1-61 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]