Oandu Stage, North Estonia, Kuusiku core - Patzkowsky (Ordovician of Estonia)

Where: Kuusiku, Estonia (59.0° N, 26.0° E: paleocoordinates 31.8° S, 0.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Hirmuse Formation, Oandu (453.0 - 451.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; argillaceous marl and carbonaceous claystone

• Argillaceous marls and carbonate clays intercalating with more or less argillaceous limestones. Occurrence of thin laminated marls and limestones with some fine sand on different stratigraphical levels.

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: L. Hints. 1998. Oandu stage (Caradoc) in central North Estonia. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Science 47(3):158-172 [M. Patzkowsky/Z. Krug/Z. Krug]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 37777: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Zack Krug on 23.03.2004

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Paracrinoidea
 Comarocystitida - Achradocystitidae
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Philhedra sp. Koken 1889
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Rhynchotrema parva Oraspold 1956
 Orthida - Platystrophiidae
 Orthida - Rhactorthidae
Rhactorthis sp. Williams 1963
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
 Orthida - Draboviidae
 Orthida - Saukrodictyidae
Saukrodictya sp. Wright 1964
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidioides sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
"Leptaena" sp. Dalman 1828
Kjaerina poljensis Alichova 1951
Kjaerina orvikui Oraspold 1956
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella tenera Rõõmusoks 1959
 Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
"Vellamo oanduensis" = Vellamo oandoensis
"Vellamo oanduensis" = Vellamo oandoensis Opik 1934
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
? Toxochasmops sp. McNamara 1979 trilobite