First record of the late Campanian heteromorph ammonite Nostoceras hyatti from the Alpine Cretaceous (Grünbach, Gosau Group, Lower Austria)

Authors

  • Herbert Summesberger Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien
  • Marcin Machalski Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Twarda 51/55, PL-00-818 Warszawa
  • Michael Wagreich Universität Wien, Department für Geodynamik und Sedimentologie, Althanstr., 14, A-1090 Wien

Keywords:

Campanian, Cretaceous, Piesting Formation, Gosau Group, Lower Austria, Ammonites, Calcareous nannofossils

Abstract

The heteromorph ammonite Nostoceras (Nostoceras) hyatti is described for the first time from the Piesting Formation (Gosau Group; Upper Cretaceous) at Grünbach along the eastern margin of the Northern Calcareous Alps, Lower Austria. This record significantly extends the geographic range of this late Campanian marker species; it was not previously known from the Alpine Cretaceous. Moreover, it corroborates earlier age assignments as late Campanian of the (lower) part of the Piesting Formation. A matrix sample taken from the specimen studied has yielded taxa whose range covers zones CC20 to CC23, or UC 15tp to UC18, of the standard nannofossil zonation.

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2007-12-10

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