Sulustvere borehole, Varbola Fm. (Silurian of Estonia)

Where: Jõgeva, Estonia (58.7° N, 26.1° E: paleocoordinates 24.3° S, 0.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

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

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: H. Nestor and E. Kala. 1968. A Stratigraphic revision of the lowermost Silurian in the northern east - baltic area. Stratigraphy of the Baltic Lower Paleozoic and its Correlation with other areas 212-215 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 197467: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 13.11.2018

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Heliolitida - Halysitidae
Catenipora cf. gotlandica Yabe 1915 tabulate coral
 Heliolitida - Coccoserididae
 Favositida - Favositidae
Palaeofavosites aff. rudis Sokolov 1951 tabulate coral
Stromatoporoidea
 Labechiida - Rosenellidae
Forolinia brevis Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Clathrodictyon sulevi Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon cf. demissum Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon boreale Riabinin 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon lennuki Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae
Ecclimadictyon microfastigiatum Riabinin 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Ecclimadictyon cf. koigiense Nestor 1964 stromatoporoid sponge
Ecclimadictyon microvesiculosum Riabinin 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Stenopareia sp. Holm 1886 trilobite
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
 Atrypida -
Zygospiraella duboisi Verneuil 1845
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
 Pentamerida - Stricklandiidae
Stricklandia lens Sowerby 1839
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Onniella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Fardenia pecten" = Coolinia pecten
"Fardenia pecten" = Coolinia pecten Linnaeus 1758