Gartnerkofel-1 core, Carnic Alps, Austria, Werfen Fm (Triassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (46.0° N, 13.0° E: paleocoordinates 3.8° N, 25.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Werfen Formation, Griesbachian (251.9 - 250.5 Ma)

• 174 meters of the basal Werfen Formation

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal

• The bulk of the cored section is fine-grained dolostone, with occasional mm-to cm-thick interbeds of dolomitic marls or shale.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: core, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: W.T. Holser, H.P. Schonlaub, K. Boeckelmann and M. Magaritz. 2001. The Permian-Triassic of the Gartnerkofel-1 core (Carnic Alps, Austria): synthesis and conclusions. Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 45:213-232 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/M. Uhen]more details

PaleoDB collection 44447: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 12.09.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis indet.
Spirorbis indet. Daudin 1800
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Anchignathodontidae
Hindeodus cf. latidentatus, Hindeodus sp. n. sp., Hindeodus turgidus, Hindeodus parvus, Hindeodus minutus, Isarcicella isarcica
Hindeodus sp. n. sp. Rexroad and Furnish 1964 conodont
Hindeodus parvus Kozur 1975 conodont
Hindeodus minutus Ellison 1941 conodont
Isarcicella isarcica Huckriede 1964 conodont
 Ozarkodinida - Ellisoniidae
Ellisonia aequabilis
Foraminifera
 Fusulinina - Earlandiidae
Earlandia indet.