The first recording of the presence of nautiloids (Eutrephoceras ex gr. boissieri) from the Lower Cretaceous of the Mecsek Mountains, southern Hungary

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer-review

Authors

  • László Bujtor
  • Ákos Miklósy
  • Richárd Albrecht
  • Csaba Farkas
  • Bertalan Makó
  • Dávid Maróti
  • Sigrid Missoni

Organisational units

External Organisational units

  • University of Pécs

Abstract

Fieldwork around the lime-kilns at Zengővárkony (southern Hungary, eastern Mecsek Mts.) has led to the discovery
of previously unknown beds of the Hidasivölgy Marl Formation. Based on bio- and lithostratigraphic considerations,
here a Valanginian (Hauterivian?) age is assumed. This recently discovered section consists of thin-bedded, greybrownish turbiditic marls and limestones laid down in rhythmic alterations. Excavations of the marl beds have yielded a
poorly-preserved, but rich cephalopod fauna. Furthermore, Eutrephoceras ex gr. boissieri has been identified here, and
this is the first record of Cretaceous nautiloids from the Mecsek Mountains

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-24
Number of pages6
JournalFöldtani közlöny : a Magyarhoni Földtani Társulat folyóirata
Volume149.2019
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2019