: 137-138, fig. They are kind of like modern day octopus or squid but with an external shell. The carapace of the present material is longer and presents a shoulder at LV. The evolution of the families and smaller groups of ammonites is followed through the various stages of the Lower Jurassic. 7). 13/2. Tropites subbullatus . H=525600m; L=575600m. A. Lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS74. 6K-L. Etymology. 2, figs. Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms, The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group, 66-100: Tozer E. T. (1994) Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467, 1-663 . Time and Space Science - study of index fossils . 1979 Simeonella brotzenorum alpinaBunza and Kozur (1971); Styk: 119, pl. 3. and Mockella barbroae n.sp. 1, fig. This genus is extinct. The material is housed in the Palaeontological Museum of the University of Catania. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 23 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 1E). Occurrence. Holotype. (complete carapace and LV) H (without spines)=453507m; L=826923m. A great confusion exists in the systematics of Late PermianTriassic Healdiidae genera HungarellaOgmoconchaOgmoconchella. Dimensions. L=270492m; H=150275m (see Fig. One carapace, collection number PMC O 24H 13/10/2019 (Plate 1G). TuvalianCarnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). A principal components analysis was performed using the three main characters: (1) apertural surface area index (i.e., the ratio of the apertural surface and the conch diameter), (2) buccal mass area index (i.e., the ratio between the buccal mass area and the ASarea), and (3) coiling rate of the conch. 208-230 million years old A tropites an extinct genus of cephalopods, a marine mollusk similar to modern squids. From the locus typicus Castel di Iudica, Sicily, Italy. for this article. G: ?Polycope densoreticulataMonostori and Tth (2013). The mechanism that Darwin proposed for evolution is natural selection. 2. (sexual or ontogenic). 1, figs. This species is characterized by its triangular shape, the flattening of the ventral borders and the reticulated surface. "useRatesEcommerce": false 1982 Renngartenella sanctaecrucisKristan-Tollmann (1973); Basha: pl. 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. 2, fig. Although the number of specimens is very low, the diversity is quite high with 10 determined families (plus 2 undetermined), 17 genera and 37 species. P: Bairdia sp. A new conch measurement, the apertural surface area (ASarea), is introduced here along with modeled sizes of the buccal mass and the hyponome, based on ratios of these organs in comparison with the aperture height from the Recent Nautilus pompilius. 1984 Triebelina (Mirabairdia) pernodosa illyrica Kozur; Salaj and Jendrejakova: pl. Dimensions. Of this amount, about 800 feet belong to the Lower Triassic, about 1,000 feet to the Middle Triassic, and about . After the death of the specimens, the carapaces tend to open in a few hours (Guernet and Lethiers, 1989). At the present specimens the BP is larger, the median ridge ends at the posterior lobe and doesnt reach the BP; an additional ridge is present below the lobes and the flanks are parallel in dorsal view. For the first time, taking into account the Yakutosirenites revision data, the upper part of this zone is compared only to the Arctosirenites canadensis beds of Arctic Canada and to the lower subzone of the Tropites welleri Zone of British Columbia, which are equivalent to the lower part of the Tropites subbullatus Zone of the Alpine standard. Occurrence. Holotype. Thirty-seven species are identified of which nine species are new: Hungarella forelae n.sp., Hungarella siciliiensis n.sp., Bairdia andrecrasquini n.sp., Bairdia gambaneraensis n.sp., Ptychobairdia iudicaensis n.sp., Ptychobairdia leonardoi n.sp., Petasobairdia jeandercourti n.sp., Kerocythere dittainoensis n.sp. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. A species of Petasobairdia with a long reticulated carapace and elongated nodes at ADB and PDB of both valves. Index Fossils Index Fossils Lingula anatina is NOT AN INDEX FOSSIL !! One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 29 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 2P). Ammonites subbullatus Hauer p. 19 figs. Diagnosis. 6, fig. 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. At the beginning of the Cambrian Period the first obvious, widespread fossils. Lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS72. Two complete carapaces and two LV. 7-8. (2002). Occurrence. 3. H: Polycope sp. 1996 Polycope baudi n.sp. . (2018). redcarensis (Blake, 1876), Occurrence. Carapace subrectangular, almost equivalve; BD long and straight, presence of a ridge on each side of hinge; presence of an eye spot; AB with large radius of curvature with maximum located below mid-H, flattened laterally and smooth; VB almost straight; PB with small radius of curvature with maximum around mid H, upper and lower part quite straight; H max at anterior angle; L max at PB; sulcus more or less developed in anterior 1/3 of L; surface reticulated and ornamented with possible pustules and ridges: one lateral, thick, reaching from antero-ventral part of the carapace up to PB, ascending in posterior part; group of ventral ridges, one thick parallel to VB and several (at least three) below. One complete carapace, 13 RV and 2 LV. This biodiversity testifies normal marine conditions and absence of environmental stress. This was a sea creature with a snail shell appearance because it's a shell with a spiral shape. A species of Hungarella with triangular shape carapace, a posteroventral spine at RV, delicate flattening in blade shape at anterior border of RV. Dimensions. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 80 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 1H). Belongs to Tropites according to X. L. Liang 1977. 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. Tropites, genus of extinct cephalopods (animals similar to the modern squid and octopus but with an external shell) found as fossils in marine rocks of the Late Triassic Period (from 230 to 208 million years ago). 1991 Acratia sp. Occurrence.Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). 1G. 2I, 3C. TuvalianCarnian, Tropites dilleri zone (Crasquin et al., 2018) and Tropites dilleri zones (Crasquin et al., 2018) and Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). Catania Palaeoecological Research Group contribution no456. Anisian, Western Carpathians, Slovakia (Salaj and Jendrejakova, 1984; Kozur, 1971a); Anisian, Balaton Highland, Hungary (Kozur, 1971a); Ladinian, Dolomites, South Tirol, Italy, (Kristan-Tollmann, 1971); Ladinian, Northern Calcareous Alps, Cassian beds, Austria (Kollmann, 1963); Ladinian E-Bakony, Hungary (Monostori and Tth, 2014); TuvalianCarnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). Geographical location of Monte Gambanera, Sicily, Italy and sample locality. 1, fig. Remarks.Hungarella siciliiensis n.sp. 14. 1963 Urobairdia angusta n.g. Bulletin de la Socit Gologique de France (2020) 191 (1): 36. 9-10. Polycope baudiCrasquin-Soleau and Grdinaru (1996). In the deep sea, the specimens are thin shelled, elongate with long spines (e.g. 6/16. monostoriiForel and Grdinaru (2018). Material. One broken carapace, collection number PMC O 27 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 2G). In 2013, Monostori and Tth, described Acratiagoemeryi from Ladinian neritic sediments of a borehole in Hungary. outcropping at Monte Gambanera to the Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones of the Tuvalian substage (Fig. A species of Hungarella with triangular shape carapace, two posteroventral spines at RV, flattening in blade shape plus a spine at anterior border of RV, spine at AB of LV. 12, 2017 Bairdiacypris triassicaKozur (1971c); Forel et al. Museum fr Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity, Berlin, Germany. The repository numbers are given as PCM (Palaeontological Museum Catania) O (Ostracods) FS X (Figured Specimen number) registration date. Type species: Bythocypris reniformisBrady (1880). The third genus, Ogmoconchella was introduced by Grndel (1964) and emended by Michelsen (1975) mainly due to the presence of a spine at PVB. 1-2. ; Monostori and Tth: 5, pl. Occurrence. Early Carnian of South Tyrol, Italy (Tollmann, 1976; Kristan-Tollmann, 1978); Rhaetian of Austrian Alps (Kristan-Tollmann, 1970) and Central Iran (Kristan-Tollmann et al., 1979); TuvalianCarnian Tropites dilleri zone (Crasquin et al., 2018) and Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). 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. Updates? Occurrence. Holotype. P. iudicaensis n.sp. Etymology. Twenty kilograms of sediments were collected from each of the two stratigraphic levels. Remarks. Type species Bairdia problematicaMhes (1911). 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. ; Kollmann: 167, pl. The genus Acratia is a typical Palaeozoic form present both in Eifelian (neritic) and Thuringian (deep) mega-assemblages (see synthesis in Crasquin and Horne, 2018). sp. H=204293m; L=231306m. 1990 Renngartenella sanctaecrucisKristan-Tollmann (1973); Gerry et al. It is pointed out here that the sediments of the Mufara Basin at Monte Gambanera do not show vortex structures which were recognized in the Mufara Basin at Monte Scapello. Etymology. sp. Lateral view of a right valve, PCM O FS68. Resources https#:wwwbritannicacomanimalTropites . Margarobairdia zapfeiKristan-Tollmann (1983) from the Anisian of South China (Kristan-Tollmann, 1983) has a similar valve shape but a different ornamentation. 1982 Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968); Basha: pl. The taxon Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968) which is characteristic of brackishhypersaline conditions (Gerry et al., 1990; Monostori, 1994) is present but with only 2 carapaces. Left lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS64. E: Podocopida gen. sp. TuvalianCarnian, Tropites dilleri zone (Crasquin et al., 2018) and Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). Dimensions. 2020. Description. further contributions to Triassic conodont evolution and stratigraphical distribution, but their studies are restricted . A. Stratigraphic series of Monte Gambanera, Sicily, Italy. 1971a Triebelina (Mirabairdia) balatonica n.sp. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 28 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 2M). Remarks.Forel and Grdinaru (2018) renamed Bairdia humilisMonostori (1995) in Bairdia monostorii nom. 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. 1, fig. TuvalianCarnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this work). The sedimentary succession of Monte Gambanera (Fig. Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS70. Pour la premire fois est ici analyse une association dostracodes provenant du Trias suprieur (zones Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus du sous tage Tuvalien) dans les argiles et grs de la Formation Mufara affleurant le flanc ouest du Mont Gambanera (Castel di ludica, Sicile Centre Est). As they are stratigraphicaly very close and the number of specimens is quite low, we consider here the ostracod assemblages of both samples in all. Lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS73. The Mufara Fm. Because resources are limited in nature, organisms with heritable traits that favor survival and reproduction will tend to leave more offspring than their peers, causing the traits to increase in frequency over generations. 2, figs. Pl. 6, fig. https://www.britannica.com/animal/Tropites. Occurrence. Type species Petasobairdia bicornutaChen and Shi (1982). Description. Material. The samples provided a rich and mostly well-preserved ostracod fauna. 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Hebdon, Nicholas P: holotype, right lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O 29 H 13/10/2019; Q: paratype, right lateral view of a complete carapace, number PMC O 85 P13/10/2019. Remarks. cf. Structurally Monte Gambanera is part of the Monte Judica Units (Lentini et al., 1987) and is inserted along the northern margin of the Gela Foredeep, in the geodynamic context of the southern end of the MaghrebianSicilian Southern Apennine nappes (Lentini et al., 1987; Grasso, 2001 inter alias). (complete carapace) H=533m; L=948m. Occurrence. Material. (2019b; Plate 4, particularly fig. of Species" in 1859, is the process by which organisms change over time. 10) within the deepest and most distal part of a vast continental shelf where the carbonate platforms Panormide, Trapanese, Saccense were located. 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. One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 25 H 13/10/2019 (Plate 2C). L=606760m; H=503533m (see Fig. 3-4. Paratype. bilaterally symmetric. 1979 Hiatobairdia subsymmetricaKristan-Tollmann (1970); Kristan-Tollmann et al. Etymology. The upper part of PB is quite horizontal and its radius of curvature is small. Because of its narrow time range, Tropites is a good index fossil (useful for stratigraphic correlations). Diversity of ostracod families from the Tropites dilleri zone represented by the number of genera (A) and species (B) in the samples of Mount Scalpello (data from Crasquin et al., 2018). The only useful palaeoecologic data are those obtained from the palaeontological analysis. The fossil conchs of ammonoids provide valuable information about the life habits of this extinct group. Material. 1, figs. 2014 Renngartenella sanctaecrucisKristan-Tollmann (1973); Monostori and Tth: 29-30, pl.3, figs. is very close to M. muelleriBunza and Kozur (1971) from the late Carnian of Tyrol, Austria (Bunza and Kozur, 1971) and the Carnian of Monte Cammarata, Sicily (Cafiero and De Capoa Bonardi, 1982). and OgmoconchaTriebel (1941) as synonyms (Moore, 1961; Anderson, 1964). The main differences between the two species is the presence of 2 spines at PVB of RV, presence of a spine at AB of booth valves and the less distinct blade at the AB of H. siciliiensis n.sp.. We cant exclude that these differences are due to morphological variability of H. forelae n.sp. B. differs from P. kristanaeKollmann (1960) from the RhaetianEarly 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. This suggests, that the sediment environment of the Mufara Formation outcrops at Monte Gambanera (Fig. 2018 Acratia maugerii n.sp. J: Bairdia cf. Dedicated to past Pr. This modern theory then suggests that life originated on Earth by means of a rather slow evolution of nonliving matter. 1968 Simeonella brotzenorum n.sp. PaleoDB taxon number: 172750. 2019a Renngartenella sanctaecrucisKristan-Tollmann (1973); Forel et al. 1978 Hiatobairdia subsymmetrica deformis n.sp. Diagnosis. 1958 Bairdia cassiana (Reuss, 1869); Styk: 171, fig. 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. 1974 Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968); Hirsch and Gerry: pl. 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. In this morphospace, Recent Nautilus has a marginal position, being one of the ectocochleate cephalopods with best properties for active life (capacity for handling large food items, rather good mobility). 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. 1, figs. and Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS54. 11. Reflection questions Explain how biological evolution is supported by . 35. 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 Tth, 2014); Carnian, Dolomites, Northern Italy (Keim et al., 2001); Carnian, Karavanke Mountains, Slovenia (Forel et al., 2019b); TuvalianCarnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). 6A. 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). TuvalianCarnian, Tropites dilleri zone (Crasquin et al., 2018) and Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). Now, a sedimentary level which is stratigraphically higher than the previous one and referable to the Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones of the Tuvalian substage, has been identified at the western side of the Monte Gambanera, nine kilometres south of Monte Scalpello (Fig. About the tropites subbullatus, shown below. 6.03 origin and evolution of life activity.pptx, Academy of Business Computers (Karimabad), Karachi, 06.03 Origin and Evolution of Life CS.pptx, Unformatted text preview: ones. One left valve, collection number PMC O 83 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 2H). All the specimens are stored in the Palaeontological Museum of the University of Catania. 1). The shape of carapace is comparable to Bairdia sp. Massive stocky carapace with a symmetric triangular shape; quite symmetric relative to H max; general shape of valves similar, but 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 at mid L or in front of mid L; maximum of L at mid H or a little belowmid H; VB quite straight; presence of a very fine flattening at AB of RV in blade shape and a spine located near the maximum of convexity of AB; two more or less distinct spines at PVB of RV; one spine at AB of LV; dorsal view biconvex with valves almost symmetric in shape and W max at or just behind mid L; surface seems to be smooth. hasContentIssue false, Copyright 2018 The Paleontological Society. However, for the time being we have not enough specimens to settle this question. O: Bairdia sp. Etymology. They are carnivores. Ostracods from Late Triassic (Tuvalian-Carnian) of Monte Gambanera, Sicily, Italy. Type species Ptychobairdia kuepperiKollmann (1960). The repository numbers are given as PCM (Palaeontological Museum Catania) O (Ostracods) X H (number of holotype) or X P (number of paratype) or FS X (Figured Specimen number) registration date. E. Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS57. Dimensions. 6, figs. 11) was more distal and less turbulent than that of Mt which was effected by strong bottom traction and swirling currents (Crasquin et al., 2018). monostorii Forel and Grdinaru (2018). 1, figs. Download scientific diagram | 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 . deformataKollmann (1963); Crasquin et al. R: Simeonella brotzenorumSohn (1968). Because of its narrow time range, Tropites is a good index fossil (useful for stratigraphic correlations). Occurrence. 1012. Tuvalian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. 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). Francesco Sciuto. Tropites subbullatus is a species of cephalopods in the family Tropitidae. 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. L: Acratia maugeriiCrasquin et al. This species has a straight DB and presents a ridge at the dorso-median part of the RV. The present assemblage doesnt 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). C. Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS55. 1, figs. . Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PCM O FS69. The PB has a very small radius of curvature. Shaver (inMoore 1961), Sohn (1968) and Kristan-Tollmann (1971, 1977a, b) dont agree with this synonymy. 2013 Polycope baudi Crasquin and Grdinaru 1996; Sebe et al. 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. How many years and "centimeters" of time separated the dinosaurs and humans on Earth? Right lateral view of a complete carapace, PMC O FS61. 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. 13. This study aims to reconstruct the palaeogeographic evolution of north-western and central Sicily during the deposition of the Upper Triassic Mufara Fm. Etymology. 1-2. A proposed map of the Earth in the Late Triassic Period (220 million years ago). One complete carapace, collection number PMC O 79 P 13/10/2019 (Plate 1F). Diagnosis. indet. in British Columbia and the upper part of th e Tropites subbullatus zone in the Alps. 16. All the specimens are stored in the Palaeontological Museum of the University of Catania. ; Sohn: 23-24, pl. Biological evolution and phylogeny: Evolution explains how new species of organisms arise or how existing organisms adapt to new conditions over time. Material. Gliwa, Jana Description. and Tuvalian to the Tropites subbullatus zone (Fig. Order Metacopida Sylvester-Bradley (1961), Suborder Metacopina Sylvester-Bradley (1961). Holotype. 4; pl. Referring to the Dittaino river which flows near to the locus typicus. A species of Bairdia with a very compact carapace, a continuously arched dorsal boarder and flattened and crenulated ventral parts of AB and PB. 11, figs. Previously the ostracod fauna of the Tropites dilleri zone of the Tuvalian substage outcropping at Monte Scalpello has been analysed (Crasquin et al., 2018). Occurrence. Dimensions. 1215. 2019a Bairdia cassiana (Reuss, 1869), Forel et al., in press, figs. 8, figs. During the triassic period which is when the tropites were prevalent, they were found in the panthalassic ocean, paleo-tethys ocean, tethys, Perisphinctes tiziani and prolecanites gurleyi, This supports Darwin's theory of evolution, which states that simple life forms gradually evolved into more complex, View E, K) as Hungarella gommerii Forel, 2019 from the Carnian of Sichuan (South China) are very close to our specimens. D: Bektasia sp. ; Kristan-Tollmann: 268, pl. B: Mirabairdia pernodosa Tollmann, 1963. Late Triassic (TuvalianCarnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones) ostracods from Monte Gambanera (Castel di Iudica, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy), BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin 191: 36. Occurrences. The Triassic forms belong to Hungarellinae Kristan-Tollmann (1971) and Liassic ones to the subfamily Pseudohealdiinae Grndel (1964) (Kristan-Tollmann, 1971). ; Kristan-Tollmann: text-fig. Type species: Mockella muelleriBunza and Kozur (1971); subsequent designation (Kozur, 1973). Sister taxa: Tropites acutangulus, Tropites arthaberi, Tropites brockensis, Tropites bufonis, Tropites dieneri, Tropites dilleri . This compact species (H/L=0.640.67) has a flattened BP and AB and a shoulder at the dorsal part of the right valve. 2. These latter authors attributed these sediments to the Carnian (Late Triassic). 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. Early Carnian, Balaton highland, Hungary (Mhes, 1911; Kozur, 1971c), Ladinian, Nosztori Valley, Hungary (Monostori and Tth, 2013); LadinianCarnien, Balaton Highland (Monostori and Tth, 2014), Carnian, Mersin, Turkey (Forel et al., 2017); TuvalianCarnian, Tropites subbullatus/Anatropites spinosus zones, Monte Gambanera, Central-Eastern Sicily, Italy (this study). Monte Gambanera is a modest relief located in central eastern Sicily (F 269 III NE of the Carta d'Italia alla scala 1:25 000) to the southeast of the town of Castel di Iudica (EN), about 40 kilometres west of Catania ().Structurally Monte Gambanera is part of the "Monte Judica Units" (Lentini et al., 1987) and is inserted along the northern . Ammonoid paleobiology: from anatomy to ecology, Exploring the limits of morphospace: ontogeny and ecology of Late Visan ammonoids from the Tafilalt, Morocco, . 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 Grdinaru, 1996; Sebe et al., 2013), Anisian of Austria (Mette et al., 2014), Ladinian of Hungary (Monostori and Tth, 2013) and Carnian of Southern Turkey (Forel et al., 2017) has a shorter DB and doesnt have AD and PD nodes. Holotype. ; Kristan-Tollmann: 83, pl. Superfamily Thaumatocypridoidea Mller (1906), Genus Thaumatomma Kornicker and Sohn (1976), Type species: Thaumatomma piscifronsKornicker and Sohn (1976). Les spcimens, silicifis, sont relativement abondants, bien prservs et les plus souvent retrouvs sous formes de carapaces compltes. 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