Carnian deposits Northwestern Caucasus (Triassic of Georgia)

Where: Georgia (43.0° N, 42.0° E: paleocoordinates 28.8° N, 39.5° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Primary reference: G. G. Kurgalimova. 1977. New finds of Carnian arcestids (Ceratitida) in the Northwestern Caucasus. Paleontological Journal 2:133-137 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 57030: authorized by Alistair McGowan, entered by Alistair McGowan on 01.12.2005

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Arcestidae
"Pararcestes optimus" = Arcestes (Pararcestes), "Pararcestes paropertus" = Arcestes (Pararcestes), Pararcestes sublabiatus
"Pararcestes optimus" = Arcestes (Pararcestes) ceratite
"Pararcestes paropertus" = Arcestes (Pararcestes) ceratite
Pararcestes sublabiatus von Mojsisovics 1875 ceratite