Table 2 Calcareous nannofossil and benthic foraminifera assemblages of the Tiefengraben section
Section | Assemblage | Occurrence in section (m) | Characteristic | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiefengraben | PA + Sch | Nanno | From 17 to the top | Sparse small P. triassica and Schizosphaerellid fragments | |
Tiefengraben | PA | Nanno | From 12 to 15 | Sparse P. triassica | |
Tiefengraben | Pt1 | Nanno | From 0 to 1.5 | P. triassica (20%) E. zlambachensis + E.tollmanniae (10-15%) | Orthopithonella spp. (<10%) Obliquipithonella spp. (<10%) Coccoliths (<1%) |
Tiefengraben | PA | Benthic forams | From 23 to the top | Low abundant (~200 ind./g of sed.) and low diversified hyaline Nodosariidae. Paralingulina tenera | Very rare (<10 ind./gram of sed.) agglutinated taxa |
Tiefengraben | AM | Benthic forams | From 17 to 23 | Low abundant (<1,000 ind./g of sed.) and low diversified coarse agglutinated taxa. Ammobaculites cf. duncani, Ammomarginulina beggi | Low abundant (~100–300 ind./g of sed.) of small size hyaline taxa. Pseudonodosaria limpida |
Tiefengraben | TROCHA | Benthic forams | From 13 to 15 | Very abundant (~5,000 ind./g of sed.) low diversified agglutinated taxa. Trochammina squamosa, Glomospira perplexa | Very rare (<40 ind./g of sed.) hyaline taxa |
Tiefengraben | DN | Benthic forams | From 0 to 1.5 | Abundant (~1,000 ind./g of sed.), diversified hyaline Nodosariidae. Pseudonodosaria limpida, P. plurimicostata, Prodentalina subsiliqua, P. paucicurvata, Astacolus pediacus | Low abundant Polymorphinidae (~200 ind./g of sed.). Eoguttulina liassica |