Mineralia Slovaca, 44 (2012), 285 – 294 Web ISSN 1338-3523, ISSN 0369-2086 Ammonite fauna of subfamily Harpoceratinae NEUMAYR, 1875 from Jurassic Janovky and Adnet formations in the Veľká Fatra Mts. (Central Slovakia) ANDREJ BENDÍK Slovak National Museum in Martin – Andrej Kmeť Museum, A. Kmeťa 20, SK-036 01 Martin, Slovak Republic; [email protected] Abstract The abundant ammonite fauna from the collection of Slovak National Museum in Martin – the Andrej Kmeť Museum, from the Veľká Fatra Mts., especially of the Harpoceratinae subfamily is discussed. The stone core of ammonites comes from the Janovky and Adnet formations of Liassic sequence of the Krížna nappe. Due to the poor preservation, only limited number of individuals was distinguished: Fuciniceras compressum, Fuciniceras cornacaldense, Fuciniceras lavinianum, Fuciniceras sp., Harpoceras cf. elegans, Harpoceras sp. cf. eseri, Harpoceras falcifer, Harpoceras pseudoserpentinum, Harpoceras exaratum, Harpoceras cf. falcifer, Harpoceras sp., Micropolyplectus sp., Polyplectus discoides, Protogrammoceras incertum and Protogrammoceras normanianum. This ammonite fauna indicates the Late Pliensbachian – Late Toarcian time span. Key words: Harpoceratinae, ammonite fauna, Lower Jurassic, the Veľká Fatra Mts. Introduction Rovné and Skladaná skala), but mainly in situ position. Faunistic composition of the subfamily Harpoceratinae The occurrence of the Ammonitico Rosso facies in the encompasses the species Protogrammoceras incertum Veľká Fatra Mts. is associated with the Adnet Formation (M ONESTIER ), Protogrammoceras normanianum of Liassic age. Rich ammonite fauna from the Adnet (D´ORBIGNY), Fuciniceras compressum (MONESTIER), Fm. in this mountain range was found around the 1850s Fuciniceras cornacaldense (TAUSCH), Fuciniceras (Hauer, 1855; Štúr, 1859, 1868) and sporadically also in lavinianum (FUCINI), Harpoceras cf. elegans (SOWERBY), 20th century (Andrusov, 1931; Rakús, 1964; Peržel, 1967). Harpoceras sp. cf. eseri (OPPEL), Harpoceras falcifer Current results come from Bendík (2000, 2001, 2004a, b, (SOWERBY), Harpoceras pseudoserpentinum GABILLY, 2005a, b, 2008, 2010, 2011), as well as Kováč and Bendík Harpoceras exaratum YOUNG & BIRD, Harpoceras cf. (2002). Adnet Fm. in the Veľká Fatra Mts. is built by the falcifer (SOWERBY), Polyplectus discoides (ZIETEN) and micritic pink/red limestones (in the lowermost part), the the more precisely undetermined genera Harpoceras sp., light red/brick red massive nodular limestones with layers Fuciniceras sp. and Micropolyplectus sp.. of micritic and marly limestones (middle part) and by the Stratigraphical range of this subfamily in the Veľká Fatra dark red marly limestones and marls (in the upper part), Mts. is from the Late Pliensbachian (Margaritatus Biozone) terminating with 2 cm thick condensed layer with small to Late Toarcian (Variabilis Biozone) (Bendík, 2005a). Only stromatolites. Stratigraphic range of Adnet Fm. in the four ammonite biozones (Margaritatus, Falcifer, Variabilis Veľká Fatra Mts. is Upper Sinemurian–Upper Toarcian. The and Thourasense) are present here. Janovky Formation is represented by the Lower Jurassic The Domerian Margaritatus biozone in the wide content (Sinemurian–Toarcian) hemipelagic micritic spotted marly could be proved by Protogrammoceras normanianum limestones – marlstones with intensive bioturbation (Šimo, (D´ORBIGNY), Protogrammoceras incertum (MONESTIER), 2011). Studied ammonite fauna from this formation is Fuciniceras compressum (MONESTIER), Fuciniceras present only in locality Skladaná skala. lavinianum (FUCINI) and Fuciniceras cornacaldense (TAUSCH) (for Margaritatus/Cornacaldense Subzone, Localities, faunistic composition, stratigraphy Bendík, 2005a). The Early Toarcian Falcifer Biozone is indicated by the Collection of ammonite fauna of the subfamily index species Harpoceras falcifer (SOWERBY), Harpoceras Harpoceratinae comes from Nolčovo, Rovné, Turecká, exaratum YOUNG & BIRD, Harpoceras pseudoserpentinum Úplaz and Skladaná skala localities in the Veľká Fatra GABILLY (Pseudoserpentinum Subzone), Harpoceras cf. Mts. (Fig. 1). The ammonites occur in ex situ (localities falcifer (SOWERBY), Harpoceras cf. elegans (SOWERBY). 285 286 Mineralia Slovaca, 44 (2012) The Late Toarcian ammonite biozones are represented faster. The whorl section is oval – moderate ellipsoidal, by Polyplectus discoides (ZIETEN) from Variabilis Biozone lateral part is flattened. Ribbing is rather fine, sigmoidal and Harpoceras sp. cf. eseri (OPPEL) from Thouarsense (falcated), starting on umbilical edge, ending on Biozone. ventral part under the keel (in the keel depression). On All ammonites described herein are deposited in the ventrolateral side, the secondary sinusoidal ribbings Slovak National Museum in Martin – Andrej Kmeť Museum. are developed. Ventral part is moderate accurate with Majority of them were obtained by Dr. M. Rakús and Dr. M. similar, nerveless keel. Umbilikus is wide and shallow. Peržel in the 1960s. Comparison: P. normanianum (D´ORBIGNY) has the whorl section more oval as other species of Protogrammo- Systematic part ceras, but lateral sides are more flattened and acute fall on ventrolateral side to keel (Tab. 1d). Ribbing Harpoceratinae NEUMAYR, 1875 of P. normanianum (D´ORBIGNY) is situated in radial Protogrammoceras SPATH, 1913 plane, as in other species, the upper part of sinusoidal Protogrammoceras normanianum (D´ORBIGNY, 1844) ribbing is moved to back. Similar course of ribbing have Tab. 1, Fig. a–d P. costicillatum (FUCINI), but in the lower part there are situated singular secondary fine ribs (Fischer, 1975). 1844 Ammonites normanianus D´ORBIGNY, pp. 291–292, Locality: Two specimens come from Rovné locality Tab. 88 ex Fischer, 1975, p. 58 (ex situ), third from Úplaz (bed n. 52/53). 1964 Protogrammoceras cf. normanianum (D´ORBIGNY) Stratigraphic range: Upper Pliensbachian, Lower – Rakús, p. 139, Tab. 22, Fig. 2, Tab. 25, Fig. 2 Domerian, Margaritatus Biozone. 1975 Protogrammoceras normanianum (D´ORBIGNY) Museum number: Acc. n. 25/2005 (reg. n. PZ-118), acc. – Fischer, p. 58, Tab. 1, Figs. 1–3 n. 259/2005 (reg. n. PZ-353), acc. n. 92/2006 (reg. n. 1976 Protogrammoceras normanianum (D´ORBIGNY) PZ-497). – Schlegelmilch, p. 82, Tab. 41, Fig. 9 Protogrammoceras incertum (MonESTIER, 1934) Material: Three, relatively well preserved fragments of Tab. 2, Fig. a stone cores. First specimen is mechanically damaged in the central umbilical and ventral parts. Surface of 1934 Grammoceras capillosum MONESTIER, p. 40, Tab. 1, the stone core is affected with solution, but the ribbing Figs. 17 and 18 ex Fischer, 1975, p. 61 is preserved. Keel is destroyed. Second specimen is 1975 Protogrammoceras incertum (MONESTIER) – Fischer, better preserved with maintained coiling, ribbing, keel, p. 61, Tab. 1, Figs. 4–6 but with a damaged umbilical part. Third specimen was 1976 Protogrammoceras incertum (MONESTIER) partly damaged during preparation. Ribbing is partly – Schlegelmilch, p. 82, Tab. 42, Fig. 2 damaged by corrosion, analogically to ventral part of the last whorl. Material: One preserved stone core, partly corroded on Remarks: Planispiral, convolute shell. Whorl coiling is one lateral side. Ribbing and keel are well preserved, slow and constant, heigh of the last whorl is increasing but are conspicuous on the last whorl. Fig. 1. Situation map of localities. 1 – Skladaná skala; 2 – Nolčovo; 3 – Rovné and Úplaz; 4 – Turecká. A. Bendík: Ammonite fauna of subfamily Harpoceratinae NEUMAYR , 1875 from Jurassic Janovky and Adnet formations in the Veľká Fatra Mts. (Central Slovakia) 287 Remarks: Evolute, serpenticone flattened small shell. 2006 Fuciniceras cornacaldense (TAUSCH) – Caracuel, Whorl section is oval. Last whorl increases faster, but Sandoval, Martín-Martín, Estévez-Rubio & Martín- constantly, to double height of anterior whorl. Ribbing -Rojas, Fig. 4C is finer, rather dense, sinusoidal to falcate, turns convex on ventral side. Keel is fine, similar, tricarinate Material: Two relatively well preserved (one incomplete) – bisulcate. Umbilikus is small and shallow, include stone cores with preserved ribbing, coiling and ventral 40 % from diameter of the shell. side with keel. Lateral sides of specimens are damaged Comparison: P. incertum (MONESTIER) have generally by solution. small sizes with dense fine ribbing. Lateral sides turn to Remarks: Evolute, planispiral shell. Coiling is slow, last keel, in contrast to other species of Protogrammoceras. whorl increases to double as anterior. Cross section of P. kurrianum (OPPEL) it is similar, but these species the whorl is elliptical – oval. Ribbing is mild, but massive, have more dense ribbing as P. incertum, and proportion sinusoidal, on ventral side it is prorsiradiate, under of width and heigh of whorl is bigger. umbilical edge rursiradiate. Umbilikus is relative wide and Locality: Rovné, ex situ. shallow. Keel is massive, similar, tricarinate – bisulcate. Stratigraphic range: Upper Pliensbachian, Lower Comparison: For F. cornacaldense there is characteristic Domerian, Margaritatus Biozone. the dense, relative fine ribbing and more evolute Museum number: Acc. n. 258/2005 (reg. n. PZ-352). shell as in other species of Fuciniceras. Whorl is in own high tolerably narrow. Other species Fuciniceras Fuciniceras Haas, 1913 on the research localities have smaller shells as F. Fuciniceras cornacaldense (TAUSCH, 1890) cornacaldense, alike the keel is more strong as other Tab. 2, Fig. c Fuciniceras. In contrast to F. lavinianum (FUCINI), the ribbing of F. cornacaldense