ammonites
Israel Pleshet 1 borehole Middle Triassic dolomite 4648m (Triassic of Israel)

Where: Israel (31.7° N, 34.6° E: paleocoordinates 13.0° S, 34.8° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Aratrisporites saturni Zone zone, Ra'af Formation, Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; dolomite

• Shallow shelf
• Ra'af Formation: marine limestone, in outcrop it also contains dolostone and shale.

•(this sample was taken from a dolomite layer)

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original sporopollenin

Collection methods: core, chemical, mechanical,

Primary reference: Y. Eshet. 1990. Paleozoic-Mesozoic Palynology of Israel: I: Palynological Aspects of the Permo-Triassic Succession in the Subsurface of Israel. Geological Survey of Israel 81:1-57 [C. Looy/F. Verbruggen/J. Cassara] more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 31533: authorized by Cindy Looy, entered by Frederike Verbruggen on 15.05.2003