Luning Formation
The Luning Formation is a geologic formation in Nevada. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period.
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Fossil content
The Luning Formation contains significant fossils of invertebrate fauna such as ammonites, bivalves and brachiopods. The site is known for its ichthyosaur fossils.
Vertebrates
Invertebrates
- Balatonospira lipoldi[1]
- Guembelites philostrati
- Plectoconcha aequiplicata
- P. newbyi sp. nov.
- Rhaetina gregaria
- Sagenites minaensis
- Spiriferina gregaria
- S. peneckei
- Spondylospira lewesensis
- Terebratula debilis
- Terebratula suborbicularis
- Tibetothyris julica
- Zeilleria sp.
- Zugmayerella uncinata
References
- Sandy, Stanley Jr, Michael R., George D. (July 1993). "Late Triassic brachiopods from the Luning Formation, Nevada, and their palaeobiogeographical significance". The Palaeontological Association. 36: 439–480.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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