Tamsalu quarry "Limberg", Tamsalu Fm. (Silurian of Estonia)

Where: Estonia (59.2° N, 26.1° E: paleocoordinates 23.9° S, 0.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tamsalu Formation, Juuru (443.4 - 439.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: E. Klaamann. 1964. Late Ordovician and early Silurian Favositida of Estonia. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut (501)1-117 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 175069: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 02.12.2015

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Favositida - Favositidae
Palaeofavosites schmidti Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites hirtus Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites paulus Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites forbesiformis Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Palaeofavosites limbergensis Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Catenipora septosa1 Klaamann 1959 tabulate coral
Stromatoporoidea
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Clathrodictyon boreale2 Riabinin 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon kudriavzevi2 Riabinin 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae
Ecclimadictyon laminaeungulatum2 Riabinin 1951 stromatoporoid sponge