Viljandi core - Sample 22 (Ordovician of Estonia)

Also known as Vil'yandi Borehole

Where: Estonia (58.4° N, 25.6° E: paleocoordinates 28.8° S, 0.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Dicellograptus complanatus graptolite zone, Jonstorp Formation, Pirgu (449.5 - 445.2 Ma)

• FIc of old scheme. Amorphognathus ordovicicus conodont zone.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: nodular, argillaceous limestone

• nodular argillaceous limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: L. Popov, J. Nolvak, and L. E. Holmer. 1994. Late Ordovician lingulate brachiopods from Estonia. Palaeontology 37(3):627-650 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 173710: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 11.10.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Lingulata
 Lingulida - Paterulidae
Paterula cf. perfecta Cooper 1956
The valves examined are similar to the specimens described by Wright (1963) as Paterula cf. perfecta from the Portrane Limestone
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Schizotreta cf. concava Wright 1963
They are very similar to S. concava Wright, 1963, in having the dorsal apex placed close to the posterior margin and ornamentation with coarse, ridge-like, concentric filae.
 Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae
 Acrotretida - Biernatidae
Opsiconidion praecursor Popov et al. 1994
 Acrotretida - Scaphelasmatidae
Scaphelasma scutula Popov et al. 1994
 Acrotretida - Eoconulidae
 Acrotretida - Ephippelasmatidae
Rhinotreta laeta Popov et al. 1982
 Acrotretida - Acrotretidae