SPATHIAN (LOWER TRIASSIC) CONODONTS FROM THE &lt;em&gt;TIROLITES CASSIANUS&lt;/em&gt; BEDS IN PALEOTETHYS-ISSUED NORTH DOBROGEA OROGEN (ROMANIA)
Journal: RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA
Year: 2023

The paper documents a conodont fauna from Lower Triassic deposits of Paleotethys-issued North Dobrogea Orogen. The studied strata exposed in the Tulcea Veche Quarry are characterized by the presence of diversified molluscs, including the ammonoid Tirolites cassianus (Quenstedt) and the bivalve Crittendenia decidens (Bittner). The site also represents the type locality of the coelacanth fish Dobrogeria aegyssensis Cavin &amp; Grădinaru. The recovered conodont fauna is marked by Icriospathodus cra