Viirelaid borehole, Mustjala member (Silurian of Estonia)

Where: Saare, Estonia (58.5° N, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 16.1° S, 0.8° W)

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When: Mustjala Member (Jaani Formation), Jaani (433.6 - 431.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous claystone and dolomitic marl

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Rubel, O. Hints, P. Männik, T. Meidla, V. Nestor, L. Sarv, and I. Sibul. 2007. Lower Silurian biostratigraphy of the Viirelaid core, western Estonia. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56(4):193-204 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 192059: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 05.03.2018

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Glassiidae
Glassia sp. Davidson 1881
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Triplesiidae