Voralpe 13-15 (Triassic of Austria)

Where: Austria (47.8° N, 14.7° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 26.2° N, 31.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Holchalm, Unit 3 Member (Kossen Formation), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; marl

• Pleuromya biofacies
• alternation of marl and limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Golebiowski. 1989. Stratigraphie und Biofacies der Koessener Formation (Obertrias, Nordliche Kalkalpen). Ph.D. thesis, University of Vienna, Austria 1-253 [F. Fursich/A. Tomasovych/S. Hicks]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 32840: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Nicole Bonuso on 16.07.2003

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Austrirhynchidae
Austrirhynchia cornigera Schafhautl 1851
 Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Rhaetina gregaria Suess 1854
Rhaetina pyriformis Suess 1854
 Spiriferinida - Spondylospiridae
Zugmayerella sp. Dagys 1963