Cape Vagia, sample 4 (Pleistocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (36.3° N, 28.2° E: paleocoordinates 36.2° N, 28.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kolymbia Member (Rhodes Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• Gelasian according to presence of G. inflata in underlying Kritika Member.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified limestone

• "The association of Gryphus sp., Terebratulina retusa, and Novocrania anomala points to a depth of more than 120 m of moderate energy."
• Muddy limestone at base overlain by homogenous limestone intercalated with coarser layers

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• Repository: Department of Historical Geology-Paleontology, Section of Geology and Geoenvironment, Athens University

Primary reference: E. Koskeridou. 2007. Pliocene Brachiopods from Rhodes Island (Cape Vagia section). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece 40:121-133 [M. Clapham/M. Manojlovic/M. Manojlovic]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 153690: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.01.2014, edited by Marko Manojlovic

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Novocrania anomala Muller 1776
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Gryphus sp. Megerle von Mühlfeld 1811
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina retusa Linnaeus 1758