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Fossil Collecting Austria's Triassic Limestones

Fossil Collecting Austria's Triassic Limestones

FromFossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier


Fossil Collecting Austria's Triassic Limestones

FromFossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Fly with me over to Austria in Europe to visit the Hallstatt Limestones. These are the world's richest Triassic ammonite outcrops.

Along with diversified cephalopod fauna  — orthoceratids, nautiloids, ammonoids — we also see gastropods, bivalves, especially the late Triassic pteriid bivalve Halobia (the halobiids), brachiopods, crinoids and a few corals. We also see a lovely selection of microfauna represented.
For microfauna, we see conodonts, foraminifera, sponge spicules, radiolaria, floating crinoids and holothurian sclerites —  polyp-like, soft-bodied invertebrate echinozoans often referred to as sea cucumbers because of their similarities in size, elongate shape, and tough skin over a soft interior.
Released:
Oct 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Geeky Goodness from the Fossil Huntress. If you love palaeontology, you'll love this stream. Dinosaurs, trilobites, ammonites — you'll find them all here. It's dead sexy science for your ears. Want all the links? Head on over to Fossil Huntress HQ at www.fossilhuntress.com