Point 902, Monte San Giorgio, Bed 162: Fassanian, Switzerland
collected by B. Peyer, PIMUZ 1950-1968
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri
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Ticinolepis sp.
López-Arbarello et al. 2016
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3 specimens | ||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Switzerland |
Coordinates: | 45.9° North, 8.9° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 8.8° North, 20.1° East |
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Middle Triassic |
Stage: | Ladinian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 2 |
Key time interval: | Fassanian | ||
Age range of interval: | 242.00000 - 235.00000 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: | 180486 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2016-07-19 22:26:29 | Last modified: | 2022-06-17 20:11:17 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-07-19 22:26:29 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
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] |