Östergarn, Hemse Beds (Silurian to of Sweden)

Also known as Ostergarn

Where: Gotland, Sweden (57.4° N, 18.9° E: paleocoordinates 17.8° S, 2.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: ludensis - leintwardinensis graptolite zone, Hemse Formation, Wenlock to Wenlock (433.4 - 419.2 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks. 1974. A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland. Fossils and Strata (3)1-56 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 192371: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 27.03.2018

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Morinorhynchus crispus Lindström 1861
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Pentameridae
"Kirkidium knightii" = Kirkidium knighti
"Kirkidium knightii" = Kirkidium knighti Sowerby 1813
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Didymothyris didyma Dalman 1828