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Gavuructugu, Mersin Province, Turkey

Lat/Long (Decimal)36.9,34.1833
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationMersin, Turkey
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Mersin Province, Turkey

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Gavuructugu, sample G11Kozur W., Moix P., et al (2007)KillikHuglu Unit of the Mersin Ophiolitic Melange, Spongotortilispinus moixi radiolarian zone, Lower Tuvalian"limestone"232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Kahlerosphaera abnormis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera abnormis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera faludyi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera faludyi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera hamvasi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera hamvasi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera karinthyi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera karinthyi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera kerteszi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera kerteszi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera koestleri
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera koestleri232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera pamuki
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera pamuki232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera rejtoei
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera rejtoei232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera szerbi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera szerbi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kahlerosphaera vonneguti
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Kahlerosphaera : Kahlerosphaera vonneguti232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Senelella claviformis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Senelella : Senelella claviformis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Senelella elongata
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Senelella : Senelella elongata232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Senelella foezyi
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Senelella : Senelella foezyi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Senelella inflata
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Senelella : Senelella inflata232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Senelella mersinensis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Senelella : Senelella mersinensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Triarcopoulpus norica
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Poulpidae : Poulpus : Triarcopoulpus norica232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pararuesticyrtium longispinosum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Pararuesticyrtium : Pararuesticyrtium longispinosum232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pararuesticyrtium mersinensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Pararuesticyrtium : Pararuesticyrtium mersinensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ruesticyrtium coronatum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Ruesticyrtium : Ruesticyrtium coronatum232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ruesticyrtium georgi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Ruesticyrtium : Ruesticyrtium georgi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ruesticyrtium latidentatum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Ruesticyrtium : Ruesticyrtium latidentatum232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ruesticyrtium lobatum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Ruesticyrtium : Ruesticyrtium lobatum232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ruesticyrtium mostleri
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Ruesticyrtium : Ruesticyrtium mostleri232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Veloruesticyrtium palfyi
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Ruesticyrtiidae : Ruesticyrtium : Veloruesticyrtium palfyi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinomersinella goricanae
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Spinomersinellidae : Spinomersinella : Spinomersinella goricanae232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinomersinella multispinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Spinomersinellidae : Spinomersinella : Spinomersinella multispinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Stampfliella tuvalica
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Stampfliellidae : Stampfliella : Stampfliella tuvalica232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Podobursa claviformis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podobursa : Podobursa claviformis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Podobursa fusiformis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podobursa : Podobursa fusiformis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Podobursa longiceras
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podobursa : Podobursa longiceras232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Podobursa mersinensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podobursa : Podobursa mersinensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Podobursa sceptrumides
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podobursa : Podobursa sceptrumides232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Podobursa tuvalica
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Podobursa : Podobursa tuvalica232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Syringocapsa glabra
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Syringocapsidae : Syringocapsa : Syringocapsa glabra232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Hinedorcus latoalatus
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ultranaporidae : Hinedorcus : Hinedorcus latoalatus232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Hinedorcus spinosus
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ultranaporidae : Hinedorcus : Hinedorcus spinosus232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Hinedorcus tetrapedis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Ultranaporidae : Hinedorcus : Hinedorcus tetrapedis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinoprotunuma constricta
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Praeprotunuma : Spinoprotunuma constricta232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinoprotunuma furcatostriata
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Praeprotunuma : Spinoprotunuma furcatostriata232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinoprotunuma triassica
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Unumidae : Praeprotunuma : Spinoprotunuma triassica232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Xiphothecaella brevicaudata
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Xiphothecaellidae : Xiphothecaella : Xiphothecaella brevicaudata232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Xiphothecaella elegans
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Xiphothecaellidae : Xiphothecaella : Xiphothecaella elegans232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Xiphothecaella longicaudata
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Xiphothecaellidae : Xiphothecaella : Xiphothecaella longicaudata232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Xiphothecaella orchardi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Xiphothecaellidae : Xiphothecaella : Xiphothecaella orchardi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Xiphothecaella procera
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Xiphothecaellidae : Xiphothecaella : Xiphothecaella procera232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Xiphothecaella strigosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Xiphothecaellidae : Xiphothecaella : Xiphothecaella strigosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Archaeoacanthocircus angustiannulatus
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Archaeoacanthocircus : Archaeoacanthocircus angustiannulatus232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Archaeoacanthocircus latiannulatus
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Archaeoacanthocircus : Archaeoacanthocircus latiannulatus232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Archaeoacanthocircus ovalis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Archaeoacanthocircus : Archaeoacanthocircus ovalis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Archaeoacanthocircus rectangularis
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Archaeoacanthocircus : Archaeoacanthocircus rectangularis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Archaeoacanthocircus transitus
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Archaeoacanthocircus : Archaeoacanthocircus transitus232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Huglusphaera aperta
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Huglusphaera : Huglusphaera aperta232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Huglusphaera aspinosa
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Huglusphaera : Huglusphaera aspinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Huglusphaera weemsi
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Huglusphaera : Huglusphaera weemsi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Huglusphaera yini
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Huglusphaera : Huglusphaera yini232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Huglusphaera zakharovi
species
Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Archaeoacanthocircidae : Huglusphaera : Huglusphaera zakharovi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera barnabasi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera barnabasi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera borbalae
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera borbalae232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera bragini
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera bragini232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera ciliciensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera ciliciensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera crassa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera crassa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera cylindrica
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera cylindrica232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera goestlingensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera goestlingensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera gracilispinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera gracilispinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera mersinensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera mersinensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera mostleri
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera mostleri232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera multispinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera multispinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera oesii
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera oesii232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera ottomanensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera ottomanensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera palawanensis
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera palawanensis232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera tortuospinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera tortuospinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera tumorspinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera tumorspinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaera tuvalica
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Capnuchosphaera : Capnuchosphaera tuvalica232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Capnuchosphaeridae
family
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinocapnuchosphaera hantkeni
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Spinocapnuchosphaera : Spinocapnuchosphaera hantkeni232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinocapnuchosphaera odoghertyi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Spinocapnuchosphaera : Spinocapnuchosphaera odoghertyi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinocapnuchosphaera szentei
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Spinocapnuchosphaera : Spinocapnuchosphaera szentei232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinocapnuchosphaera szivesae
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Spinocapnuchosphaera : Spinocapnuchosphaera szivesae232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinocapnuchosphaera tekini
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Spinocapnuchosphaera : Spinocapnuchosphaera tekini232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinocapnuchosphaera tricuspidata
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Spinocapnuchosphaera : Spinocapnuchosphaera tricuspidata232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spinocapnuchosphaera venusta
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Spinocapnuchosphaera : Spinocapnuchosphaera venusta232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tetracapnuchosphaera voeroesi
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Tetracapnuchosphaera : Tetracapnuchosphaera voeroesi232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Weverella gracilispinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Weverella : Weverella gracilispinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Weverella longispinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Weverella : Weverella longispinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Weverella tetrabrachiata
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Capnuchosphaeridae : Weverella : Weverella tetrabrachiata232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Paraweverella tenuispinosa
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Spongopalliidae : Paraweverella : Paraweverella tenuispinosa232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tubospongopallium inaequispinosum
species
Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Spongopalliidae : Tubospongopallium : Tubospongopallium inaequispinosum232 - 221.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

References

Kozur W., Moix P., et al (2007) Characteristic Nassellaria of the lower Tuvalian (Upper Triassic) Spongotortilispinus moixi Zone of the Huglu Unit in the Mersin Mélange,\r\nsoutheastern Turkey, Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles / SVSN 90 3, 151-173
Kozur W., Moix P., et al (2007) Stratigraphically important Spumellaria and Entactinaria from the lower Tuvalian (Upper Triassic) of the Hulu Unit in the Mersin Mélange, southeastern Turkey, Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles / SVSN 90 3, 175-195
Kozur W., Moix P., et al (2007) Further new Nassellaria of the lower Tuvalian (Upper Triassic) Spongotortilispinus moixi Zone of the Hulu Unit in the Mersin Mélange, Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles / SVSN 90 4, 197-215
Kozur H. W., Moix P., et al (2009) New Spumellaria (Radiolaria) from the Early Tuvalian Spongotortilispinus moixi zone of southeastern Turkey, with some remarks on the age of this fauna, Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 149 1, 25-59
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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