Tajna Beds at S-D boundary sections in Dniestr Valley: Helderbergian - Lochkovian, Ukraine

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Risoceras podolicum
Spathagnathodus woschmidti
Spathagnathodus primus
Lanceomyhonia borealiformis
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Pachyfavosites kozlowskii
Ostracoda - Beyrichicopida - Richinidae
Richina biconica
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Warburgella rugulosa (Alth 1874)
recombined as Warburgella (Rugulites) rugulosa
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Acastella heberti
Acastella prima
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Glossoleptaena emarginata (Barrande 1879)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Mesodouvillina costatula
Strophomenata - Strophomenida
Strophochonetes stonishkiensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Sphaerirhynchia gibbosa
[entered as Spherirhynchia gibbosa]
Lanceomyonia borealiformis
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Protathyris infantile Kozlowski 1929
recombined as Pseudoprotathyris infantilis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella latisinuata
Howellella laeviplicata
Howellella laeviplicata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer turjensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia praecox
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina praecedens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis crassiformis
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidium lewisi Davidson 1883
recombined as Scenidium lewisi
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Clorinda pseudolinguifera
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae
Lissatrypoidea leprosa
synonym of Lissatrypa
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa tajnensis
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Septatrypa secreta Kozlowski 1929
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Reptariidae
Hernodia sp. Hall 1883
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
Eostenopora incrustans
Eostenopora helenae
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Lioclema gloria
original and current combination Leioclema
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria migrans
Bivalvia
Pelecypoda indet. Goldfuss 1820
synonym of Bivalvia
Cephalopoda
Nautiloidea indet. Agassiz 1847
Pterobranchia
Graptolithina indet. Bronn 1849
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Monograptidae
Monograptus uniformis (Pribyl 1940)
Monograptus uniformis (Pribyl 1940)
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Cryptograptidae
Linograptus sp.
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Crinoidea - Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae
Pisocrinus ubaghsi
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Scyphocrinitidae
Scyphocrinites elegans
Camarocrinus sp. Hall 1879
synonym of Scyphocrinites
Conodonta
Conodonta indet.
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida
Ozarkodina ortuformis
see common names

Geography
Country:Ukraine
Coordinates: 49.1° North, 25.4° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:18.8° South, 10.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Early/Lower Devonian
*Epoch:Early/Lower Helderberg
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Lochkovian - Middle Lochkovian *Local age/stage:Early/Lower Borschov
Key time interval:Helderbergian - Lochkovian
Age range of interval:419.20000 - 393.30000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tajna Beds
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:dolomitic argillaceous "limestone"
Secondary lithology:dolomitic argillaceous marl
Lithology description: Several rock types described: "A unit of limestone is overlain by a sequence of alternating calcareous-dolomite marls and dark fragmentary mudstones with large clayey limestone concretions grouped into distinct bands. (1.8 m) ...Fine-grained argillaceous limestones with bands of silty mudstones; alternating calcareous-dolomitic clayey marls and interbedded dolomitic argillaceous limestones and calcareous marls (8.1 m)...Interbedded limestones and marls (8.3 m)...Nodular limestones, dolomitic argillaceous marls, dolomitic limestones (6.2 m)...nodular limestones, biogenic limestones and marls (1.7 m)...marls and rare limestones (10.4 m)...Limestones with bands of marls and mudstones (1.3 m)...alternating marls and limestones (12.7 m)...rhythmic alternation of limestones and marls (7 m)..."
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: Several outcrops combined.
Metadata
Database number:13875
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-04-30 13:16:14 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:13:14
Access level:the public Released:2002-04-30 13:16:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6163. O. I. Nikiforova. 1977. Podolia. In A. Martinsson (ed.), The Silurian-Devonian boundary (IUGS Publication, Series A, Number 5) 52-64 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]