Makhtesh Ramon (Gevanim Fm., middle member): Pelsonian, Israel

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Placodontia
Psephosaurus mosis Brotzen 1956
replaced by Psephosauriscus mosis
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae
Paranautilus nodatus n. sp. Parnes 1986
Parnes 1986
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Sibyllonautilus cf. pertumidus (Arthaber 1896)
Parnes 1986
Germanonautilus sp. von Mojsisovics 1902
Parnes 1986
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Frechites sp. Smith 1932
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Hedenstroemiidae
Beneckeia levantina Parnes 1962
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ramonalinidae
Myalina beneckei Brotzen 1956
recombined as Ramonalina beneckei
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigonodidae
Trigonodus tenuidentatus
see common names

Geography
Country:Israel State/province:Negev
Coordinates: 30.6° North, 34.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:14.1° South, 34.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Anisian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
Key time interval:Pelsonian
Age range of interval:244.70000 - 243.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Gevanim Member:Middle
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: "Sandstone-shale-limestone member" (Parnes et al. 1985)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:214648
Authorizer:A. Dunhill Enterer:B. Allen
Modifier:B. Allen
Created:2020-10-12 05:51:39 Last modified:2020-10-12 06:39:36
Access level:the public Released:2020-10-12 05:51:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

74078. A. Parnes, C. Benjamini, and F. Hirsch. 1985. New Aspects of Triassic Ammonoid Biostratigraphy, Paleoenvironments and Paleobiogeography in Southern Israel (Sepharadic Province). Journal of Paleontology 59(3):656-666 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]

Secondary references:

74161 A. Parnes. 1986. Middle Triassic Cephalopods from the Negev (Israel) and Sinai (Egypt). Geological Survey of Israel Bulletin 79:9-56 [A. Dunhill/B. Allen]