224b (Devonian of Austria)

Where: Austria (46.6° N, 12.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.8° S, 52.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Masaraella pandora β conodont zone, La Valute Formation, Early/Lower Devonian (419.2 - 393.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• The flat area south of the steep meadow is represented by 18 m thick limestones of the La Valute Formation (Corradini et al. 2015c) which was previously named “Bodenkalk” by Schönlaub (1985). It is composed of grey, coarse-bedded, very compact cephalopod limestones (mudstones to wackestones). The Rauchkofel Boden Section is the type section of the La Valute Fm. As in other areas (i. e., Mt. Zermula: Pondrelli et al. 2015, Corradini et al. 2016) the upper part the La Valute Fm. becomes more marly and nodular and gradually passes into the overlying Findenig Fm. (Corriga et al. 2011, Spalletta et al. 2015).

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: H. P. Schönlaub, C. Corradini, M. G. Corriga and A. Ferretti. 2017. Chrono-, litho- and conodont bio-stratigraphy of the Rauchkofel Boden Section (Upper Ordovician–Lower Devonian), Carnic Alps, Austria. Newsletters on Stratigraphy [E. Jarochowska/E. Jarochowska]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 188059: authorized by Emilia Jarochowska, entered by Sarah Haegele on 22.08.2017

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Taxonomic list

Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae
Wurmiella sp. Murphy et al. 2004 conodont
 Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontidae
Zieglerodina sp. Murphy et al. 2004 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Pedavis sp. Klapper and Philip 1971 conodont
Pedavis sp. (coniforms)
 Prioniodontida -
Pseudooneotodus beckmanni Bischoff and Sannemann 1958 conodont
 Belodellida - Belodellidae