(2002). Bairdioid carapace, quite elongated (H/L = 0.44); DB straight at RV and slightly convex at LV; ADB and PDB straight and quite symmetric with respect to DB; AB with large radius of curvature and maximum located above mid-H, AB strongly flattened laterally; VB slightly concave; PB slender and pointed, maximum of curvature located at lower 1/3 of H, strongly flattened laterally; presence of the ventral ridge which begins in posterior part of VB and runs along PB. A: right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS49. (complete carapace) H = 311 μm; L = 806μm. Dimensions. ; Monostori: 42, Pl. sp. differs from P. kristanaeKollmann (1960) from the Rhaetian – Early Jurassic of Austria (Kollmann, 1960, 1963) and the late Carnian of Sicily (Crasquin et al., 2018) by its reticulated carapace and the RV being clearly smaller than LV. Type species: Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968). Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). (Tropites subbullatus, Projuvite s sp., Discotropites plinii , Gonojuvavites sp.) ; in orange: H. siciliiensis n.sp. Ostracod associations coming from the Upper Triassic (Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones of the Tuvalian substage) clays and sandstones of the Mufara Formation outcropping along the west side of Monte Gambanera (Castel di Iudica, central-eastern Sicily) have been analysed for the first time. Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS51. Diagnosis. ; Sohn: 23-24, pl. 6, figs. 3. Lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS72. One left valve, collection number PMC O 82 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 2F). N: Bairdia sp. 2001 Simeonella brotzenorum nostoricaMonostori (1994); Keim et al. Description. Occurrence. 6, figs. The shape of carapace is comparable to Bairdia sp. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 21 H 13/10/2019, Plate 1A. A foraminifera, conodont and palynomorph biostratigraphical analysis, allowed to attribute the levels of the Mufara Fm. 14. ▸ When the date of the rocks is determined using index fossils, these r… J.G. The repository numbers are given as PMC (Palaeontological Museum Catania) O (Ostracods) X H (number of holotype) or X P (number of paratype) or FS X (Figured Specimen number) registration date. 2018 Mockella muelleriBunza and Kozur (1971), Crasquin et al. One broken carapace and three left valves. 6, fig. A tropites fossil. The palaeoecological interpretation of the sedimentary facies of the Mufara Formation is extremely difficult due to the absence of intact outcrops. or the Mufara Formation (Schmidt di Friedberg and Trovò, 1962). Holotype. In this stratigraphic horizon, cropping out near masseria Balconere at the west side of Mount Gambanera, two levels consisting of slightly silty clays have been sampled (Fig. 5, fig. They belong to the families Healdiidae, Bairdiidae, Bythocyprididae, Acratiidae, Cytheruridae, Limnocytheridae, Candonidae, Cavellinidae, Polycopidae and Thaumatocyprididae. History, Revised Definition, and Boundary Stratotype Candidates. The shapes of the valves are similar. Carapace with massive coarse reticulation, flattened laterally at AB and PB; DB straight at both valves and parallel to VB; ontogenic modifications of DB: at RV with nodules or blade at biggest specimens, at LV development of shoulders at each extremities in largest specimens; AB and PB with small radius of curvature, flattened laterally and covered by a fine reticulation; VB straight to slightly concave, with development of adventral structure; presence of a big node in median part of the carapace. 7, 8, 10. The ostracod specimens were examined and measured under a stereomicroscope, then photographed under an LMU Tescan Vega II SEM. 2018 Bairdia cf. : 133, figs. For nearly 300 million years, these ancient mariners dotted our ocean floors—surviving, thriving, and fossilizing beneath the waves. 1, figs. Remarks.Ptychobairdia leonardoi n.sp. Plus de 200 spécimens ont été identifiés. The original stratification and the sedimentary structures have been completely destroyed because of continuous agricultural processing of the pelitic soils and their very consistency which determines frequent drifts and landslides. Dedicated to Leonardo Reitano, son of Agatino Reitano. Part Q. 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Main article: Index fossils in Biostratigraphy Index fossils (also known as guide fossils or indicator fossils) are fossils used to define and identify geologic periods (or faunal stages). Scale bars = 200 μm except P-Q, R = 100 µm. Occurrence. One carapace, collection number PMC O 24H 13/10/2019 (Plate 1G). 1984 Triebelina (Mirabairdia) pernodosa illyrica Kozur; Salaj and Jendrejakova: pl. L = 886–910 μm; H = 600–643 μm. A, B, C, D: Scale bars = 200 μm; E, F, G, H, I: scale bars = 100µm. deformataKollmann (1963); Crasquin et al. Three species of Acratia from the Carnian of Karavanke Mountains, Solvenia, are figured in Forel et al. redcarensis (Blake, 1876), Occurrence. Material. ; Monostori: 43, pl.3, figs. 7O-P. Etymology. 5). The only useful palaeoecologic data are those obtained from the palaeontological analysis. They represent the ostracod association of the present study. Neft. Holotype. indet. Height (H)/length (L) diagram for Ptychobairdia leonardoi n.sp. ; Bunza and Kozur: 4-5, pl. Search for other works by this author on: Palaeoecological Research Group, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, Catania University. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Beiträge zur Ostracodenfauna der tethyalen Trias, Biostratigrafia del Trias pelagico della Sicilia, Monografie dei generi Clausilia e Bulimo, coll’aggiunta di alcune nuove specie di conchiglie siciliane esistenti nella collezione della Sig. The specimens described by Forel et al. This could be a new species. The repository numbers are given as PCM (Palaeontological Museum Catania) O (Ostracods) FS X (Figured Specimen number) registration date. The Carnian stage, either named after localities in the Kärnten (Carinthia) region of Austria, or after the nearby Carnian Alps, was originally applied to Hallsatt Limestone beds bearing ammonoids of Trachyceras and Tropites (Mojsisovics, 1869, p. 127). OVER 20,000 SPECIES ARE CURRENTLY KNOWN. This species is quite original and differs from all other ones by the specific characters (flattened AB and PB, and a ventral ridge along the posterior part of the VB and PB.). G: holotype, right lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O 27 H 13/10/2019; H: paratype, left lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O 83 P 13/10/2019. Index fossils appear from time to time as an argument for evolution. 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They work on the premise that, although different sediments may look different depending on the conditions under which they were laid down, they may include the remains of the same species of fossil. 4F–H. The Triassic forms belong to Hungarellinae Kristan-Tollmann (1971) and Liassic ones to the subfamily Pseudohealdiinae Gründel (1964) (Kristan-Tollmann, 1971). Sitzungsberichte der österreichischen, Ecology and facial relation of some groups of Triassic foraminifers and ostracods of stratigraphic importance, I fossili del Trias superiore dell’Acquanova e di Paraspora, La fauna del Trias superiore del gruppo montuoso di Judica, La fauna del Trias superiore del gruppo del M. 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Tuvalian – Carnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). Material. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (2020) 191 (1): 36. The ostracod assemblage doesn’t yield any evidence of deep marine taxa both at Mt. Type species: Reubenella avnimelechiSohn (1968). Therefore we follow the work of Kristan-Tollmann (1973, 1979). They are kind of like modern day octopus or squid but with an external shell. see synthesis Tab. 10. 4). One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 25 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 2C). Pour la première fois est ici analysée une association d’ostracodes provenant du Trias supérieur (zones à Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus du sous étage Tuvalien) dans les argiles et grés de la Formation Mufara affleurant le flanc ouest du Mont Gambanera (Castel di ludica, Sicile Centre Est). Holotype. 13/2. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 85 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 2Q). Genus KerocythereKozur and Nicklas (1970), Type species Cythere raiblianaGümbel (1869). A species of Ptychobairdia with a short coarse reticulated carapace, strongly compressed and finely reticulated AB and PB and a central node. H: Polycope sp. The third genus, Ogmoconchella was introduced by Gründel (1964) and emended by Michelsen (1975) mainly due to the presence of a spine at PVB. In the deep sea, the specimens are thin shelled, elongate with long spines (e.g. P. longispinosa (Kozur, 1971a, b, c) from Anisian of Slovakia (Kozur, 1971a), Anisian and Middle Triassic of Romania (Salaj and Jendrejakova, 1984; Crasquin-Soleau and Grădinaru, 1996; Sebe et al., 2013), Anisian of Austria (Mette et al., 2014), Ladinian of Hungary (Monostori and Tóth, 2013) and Carnian of Southern Turkey (Forel et al., 2017) has a shorter DB and doesn‘t have AD and PD nodes. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 78 P 13/10/2019, Plate 1C. O: Bairdia sp. A: Hiatobairdia sp. 1: Skulpturierte Bairdiidae aus Mitteltriassischen Flachwasse ablagerungen, Die Bairdiacea der Trias. Tropites subbullatus (Hauer, 1849): Adult modifications play an important role in Triassic ammonoids, and hence this species was chosen as an example. PaleoDB taxon number: 172753. Tuvalian – Carnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this work). Dimensions. L: Acratia maugeriiCrasquin et al. E: Podocopida gen. sp. In a recent revision, Forel and Crasquin (submitted) considered that until the relationship of Ogmoconcha and Hungarella is clarified, Hungarella should only been used for Triassic species to avoid artificially rooting Ogmoconcha down to the Triassic. Tuvalian– Carnian, Tropites dilleri zone (Crasquin et al., 2018) and Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). 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(holotype and paratype without spines) H = 348–373 μm; L = 826–853μm. 2013 Bairdia (Urobairdia) angustaKollmann (1963); Monostori and Tóth: 7, pl. S. Crasquin et al., published by EDP Sciences, This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (, Upper Triassic marine Ostracoda from the Queen Charlotte Islands British Columbia Canada, Arrangement of the British Entomostraca, with a list of species, particularly noticing those which have as yet been discovered within the bounds of the club, The Natural History of the British Entomostraca, Microfauna from the Triassic rocks of Jordan, Lower Permian ostracodes from Timor (Indonesia), Die Zlambach-Schichten (alpine Obertrias) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Ostrakoden, 1: Ostrakoden der Zlambach-Schichten, besonders Bairdiidae, Pennsylvanian ostracods of the Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma, Report on the Ostracoda dredged by H.M.S. Type species: Bairdiacypris deloiBradfield (1935). (sexual or ontogenic). M: holotype, lateral view of a right valve, PMC O 28 H 13/10/2019; N: paratype, lateral view of a left valve, PMC O 84 P 13/10/2019. 3-4. Dedicated to Dr. Marie-Béatrice Forel, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris. The Bairdiidae, the most abundant family in number of species (53%) and genera (37%) (Fig. Biological Evolution Versus Creation . 2001 Renngartenella sanctaecrucisKristan-Tollmann (1973); Keim et al. Dimensions. A species of Ptychobairdia with a reticulated carapace which is flattened laterally all around except at the ventral part; LV significantly higher than RV, presence of vertical sulci at antero-dorsal part of the carapace. The primary objective of biostratigraphy is correlation, demonstrating that a particular horizon in one geological section represents the same period of time as another horizon at a different section. 2, fig. 1, figs. A species of Mockella with a long subrectangular carapace and a well-developed rib all around the carapace. Diagnosis. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 79 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 1F). it looks like a snail because of its spiral shape Origin and Evolution of life However, for the time being we have not enough specimens to settle this question. We thanks the two reviewers Emőke Tóth from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary and Wolfgang Mette from Innsbruck University, Austria for their fruitful comments to improve our paper. 4; pl. ; Monostori and Tóth: 5, pl. 5, figs. 5. Order Metacopida Sylvester-Bradley (1961), Suborder Metacopina Sylvester-Bradley (1961). 5, 8. Diagnosis. 7). could be compared to Kerocythere reticulataKristan-Tollmann (1972) from early Carnian of the Dolomites (Italy). How to use tropism in a sentence. Because of its narrow time range, Tropites is a good index fossil (useful for stratigraphic correlations). Lateral view of a right valve, PCM O FS67. G: holotype, right lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O 24 H 13/10/2019; H: paratype, right lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O 80 P 13/10/2019. 163, fig. H = 204–293 μm; L = 231–306 μm. In the same way, the carapaces of Acratiidae lengthen with depth (as example: Acratia goemeryiKozur (1970) from Early-Smithian- to Late-Carnian-Triassic; see Forel et al., 2017). We consider that these morphological variations could be the expression of ontogenic variations but some doubt remains. has been analysed since the beginning of the nineteenth century by Calcara (1840, 1845), Nelli (1899a, b) and subsequently by Gemmellaro (1904), Scalia (1907a, b, 1909, 1910–1914), Maugeri Patanè (1934) and Lentini (1974). Jean Dercourt, who was the mentor of the first author. 1996 Bairdia (Rectobairdia) garciai n.sp. 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Ostracods from Late Triassic (Tuvalian-Carnian) of Monte Gambanera, Sicily, Italy. The present assemblage doesn’t include any unequivocal deep water taxa such as those discovered recently in the Carnian of Southern Turkey for example (Forel et al., 2017) or of Sichuan, South China (Forel et al., 2019b). Schriftenreiheder Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, Ostracoden aus dem Oberanis von Leidapo bei Guiyang in Süd China, Ostracods from the Middle Triassic Sina Formation (Aghdarband Group) in NE-lran, Eine spezifische Mikrofaunen-Vergesellschaftung aus den Opponitzer Schichten der Oberkarn der niederoesterreichischen Kalkvoralpen, Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Trias von Persien. is similar to Bairdia deformataKollmann (1963) from the Rhaetian of Austria. Description. C-D: Ptychobairdia iudicaensis n.sp. 2019a Renngartenella sanctaecrucisKristan-Tollmann (1973); Forel et al. A. 6, fig. Occurrences. D: Bektasia sp. Related Publications: 5, figs. Type species: Mockella muelleriBunza and Kozur (1971); subsequent designation (Kozur, 1973). The percentage of Bairdiidae decreases in favour of two families being absent before, Cytheruridae and Limnocytheridae which include typical genera of nearshore environments such as Simeonella, Mockella and Kerocythere. The largest specimen of H. forelae (Fig. This was a sea creature with a snail shell appearance because it’s a shell with a spiral shape. Dimensions. Remarks. 1996 Polycope baudi n.sp. Description. In 2013, Crasquin and Forel mentioned the last occurrence of neritic Acratia in the Spathian and of deep marine Acratia in the Anisian (Crasquin-Soleau and Grădinaru, 1996). : fig. Eyes in Pectinidae (Bivalvia, Pteriomorphia) have long sparked … J.L. Similar taphonomic characteristics were also found by Pokorny (1964) and Oertli (1971) for pelitic layer associations deposited in basins with extremely rapid distal sedimentation. Catania Palaeoecological Research Group contribution no 456. all ow dating of the the formation as Tuvalian 2 Tuvalian 3 (De Zanche et al., 2000). Type species Ptychobairdia kuepperiKollmann (1960). Occurrence.Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). ; Kristan-Tollmann: 83, pl. Sylvie Crasquin, Francesco Sciuto, Agatino Reitano, Rosa Maria Coco; Late Triassic (Tuvalian – Carnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones) ostracods from Monte Gambanera (Castel di Iudica, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy). Dedicated to past Pr. 2014 Renngartenella sanctaecrucisKristan-Tollmann (1973); Monostori and Tóth: 29-30, pl.3, figs. Scale bars = 200 µm. Etymology. Remarks. n.sp. cf. Personal dedication of the first author to Mrs. Barbro Lamy, in token of friendship and affection. Then, ostracod specimens were picked out from the 63 μm fraction. C: Bektasia sp. Judica recess area in Sicily: implication for the Apenninic–Maghrebian wedge dynamics, A regional-scale discontinuity in western Sicily revealed by a multidisciplinary approach: A new piece for understanding the geodynamic puzzle of the southern Mediterranean, Foraminiferen und Ostracoden aus dem Lias von Siebeldingen/Pfalz, Ostrakody franskogo iarusa Russkoi platformy, 1. E, K) as Hungarella gommerii Forel, 2019 from the Carnian of Sichuan (South China) are very close to our specimens. B: holotype, right lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O 22 H 13/10/2019; C: paratype, right lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O 78 P 13/10/2019. The deep marine ostracod fauna discovered recently in the Carnian of Southern Turkey (Forel et al., 2017) or in the South China (Forel et al., 2019a) suggests a deepening of the Neo-Tethys basin towards the more eastern areas. Geographical location of Monte Gambanera, Sicily, Italy and sample locality. Tuvalian – Carnian, Tropites dilleri zone (Crasquin et al., 2018) and Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 23 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 1E). K: Bythocypris sp. It shows up in the Triassic period which is about 251 to 201 mya. ; Monostori: 324-325, text-fig. Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS69. : fig. 2, figs. The Mufara Fm. Julian, early Carnian, Heiligkreuz Formation, Italy (Kristan-Tollmann and Hamedani, 1973); Carnian, Late Triassic, Italian Alps (Lieberman, 1979); Cordevolian, Carnian, Jordan (Basha, 1982); Carnian, Israel (Gerry et al., 1990); Carnian, Balaton Highland, Hungary (Monostori 1994; Monostori and Tóth, 2014); Carnian, Dolomites, Northern Italy (Keim et al., 2001); Carnian, Karavanke Mountains, Slovenia (Forel et al., 2019b); Tuvalian – Carnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). Remarks. 4, only fig. 6N-O. L: length; H: height; W: width; RV: right valve; LV: left valve; DB: dorsal border; VB: ventral border; AB: anterior border; PB: posterior border; PVB: postero-ventral border; AVB: antero-ventral border; PDB: postero-dorsal border; ADB: antero-dorsal border. This species has a straight DB and presents a ridge at the dorso-median part of the RV. A. Stratigraphic series of Monte Gambanera, Sicily, Italy. Occurrence. Diagnosis. Description. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 81 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 2D). is comparable to P. bicornutaChen and Shi (1982) from the Late Permian of Hubei Province (Chen and Shi, 1982) which has a much shorter DB. Carapace long (H/L ≈ 0.4), reticulated, strongly laterally compressed along AB, AVB, VB, PVB, PB; DB long and straight at both valves; presence of an elongated node at ADB and PDB of both valves; LV with two big horns with large base at each extremities of DB. Palaeozoic genus TimorhealdiaBless, 1987). 8), are present in marine environments ranging from very shallow waters up to deep seas. 1995 Bairdia cassiana rotundidorsata n.ssp. All the specimens are stored in the Palaeontological Museum of the University of Catania. Left lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS65. D: Hungarella sp. 1982 Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968); Basha: pl. Tuvalian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). 1978 Bairdia cassiana (Reuss, 1869); Kristan-Tollmann: 81, pl. Tropism definition is - involuntary orientation by an organism or one of its parts that involves turning or curving by movement or by differential growth and is a positive or negative response to a source of stimulation. Index fossils found in the Mesozoic Era, the age of medieval life, include the Cretaceous period (scaphites hippocrepia and inoceramus labiatus), the Jurassic period (perisphinctes tiziani and nerinea trinodosa) and the Triassic period (trophites subbullatus and monotis subcircularis). Leptodus americanus, Permian Period, 300-250 mya. 1973 Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968); Kristan-Tollmann and Hamedani: text-fig. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Diversity of ostracod families from the Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones represented by number of genera (A) and species (B) in the samples of Mount Gambanera. 2010 Urobairdia angustaKollmann (1963); Zorn: 271-272, pl. Occurrences. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. 2) starts with the “Carnian Flysch” (Auct.) 4-5. Described to be as a rake or a comb. P. iudicaensis n.sp. The morphology of the family changes from massive thick-shelled forms in nearshore environments to elongate thin-shelled forms beyond continental slope (particularly in genus Bairdia). The species name refers to Sicily where the locus typicus is located. Occurrence. 14. Dimensions. Consequently the apparently anomalous association of Trachy-ceras with Tropites in California can not be explained by assuming an early arrival of Tropites as suggested by Smith, but is due instead to the supposed occurrence of Trachyceras in an assemblage otherwise comparable to that of the Tropites subbul-latus zone. : 134, fig. In a previous paper (Crasquin et al., 2018) two of the present specimens were attributed to this O. felsooerensis. 2020. : fig. L: Bairdia sp. Remarks.Ptychobairdia iudicaensis n.sp. This elongated species shows a blade underlying the BD. Index fossils (also known as guide fossils, indicator fossils or zone fossils) are fossils used to define and identify geologic periods (or faunal stages). K: Bairdia sp.1 sensuCrasquin et al. Razved. From the locus typicus Castel di Iudica, Sicily, Italy. Biostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them. About the tropites subbullatus, shown below. 1971 Simeonella brotzenorum alpina n.sp. E. Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS57. : 134, figs. 1, fig. Thanks are due to Mr. Alfio Viola (Electronic Microscopy Laboratory, University of Catania) for SEM photos assistance. ; Kollmann: 167, pl. Two complete carapaces and two LV. 1, figs. and Mockella barbroae n.sp. 1995 Bairdia (Urobairdia) angusta recta n.sp. One broken carapace, collection number PMC O 27 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 2G). 3) (Carrillat, 2001; Carrillat and Martini, 2009). One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 80 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 1H). Dimensions. This unit, outcropping in the southern slopes of the mount, mainly consists of dark grey pelites, which locally contain rare ammonites, with rare interbeds of fossiliferous calcarenites and fibrous calcite with Halobia spp. H = 361–374 μm; L = 774–812μm. ; Kollmann: 177-178, pl. Occurrence. 1–3. outcropping at Monte Gambanera to the Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones of the Tuvalian substage (Fig. Dimensions. 6K-L. Etymology. 2I, 3C. The latter species is longer, has a smaller AB and shows a horizontal sulcus. Seven complete carapaces and two carapaces from Crasquin et al. This could suggest a rapid burial in the sediments due to a high sedimentation rate. I: Bairdia cassiana (Reuss, 1869). These special fossils are used because to date rocks without using the expensive radiometric dating. . Lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS73. 6A. 2018 Bairdia cassiana (Reuss, 1869) ; Crasquin et al. 1974 Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968); Hirsch and Gerry: pl. According to many authors, the Mufara basin is located in a transitional position between the bathyal Neotethys facies to the south and southeast and the carbonate platforms that surround it (Figs. 11. In memory and honour of Dr. André Crasquin, father of the first author. (2018). sp. Tuvalian, Tropites dilleri zone (Crasquin et al., 2018), Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this work). 1979 Simeonella brotzenorum alpinaBunza and Kozur (1971); Styk: 119, pl. 1. Mucrospirifer mucronatus, Devonian Period, 420-360 mya. This biodiversity testifies normal marine conditions and absence of environmental stress. Massive carapace with a symmetric triangular shape; quite symmetric relative to H max; shape of left and right valves similar ; LV is significantly larger than RV and radius of curvature of PB smaller than anterior one; LV overlaps RV all around the carapace with minimum at PVB; maximum of H located in front of or at mid L; maximum of L at mid H or a little below; VB quite straight; presence of a very fine flattening all around the AB of RV in blade shape; small spine more or less distinct at PVB of RV; dorsal view biconvex with valves almost symmetric in shape and W max at or just behind mid L; surface seems to be smooth.
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