Aizpute-41. LH 982.6 (Silurian of Latvia)

Where: Latvia (56.7° N, 21.6° E: paleocoordinates 27.2° S, 1.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Spinachitina fragilis other zone, Remte Formation, Juuru (443.4 - 439.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: nodular, argillaceous claystone

• claystones with rare nodules or thin limestone interbeds

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: D. K. Loydell, P. Männik, and V. Nestor. 2003. Integrated biostratigraphy of the lower Silurian of the Aizpute-41 core, Latvia. Geological Magazine 140.(2):205-229 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 203590: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 20.08.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Conodonta
 Panderodontida - Panderodontidae
Panderodus spp., Panderodus equicostatus
Panderodus spp. Ethington 1959 conodont
Panderodus equicostatus Rhodes 1953 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Distomodontidae
Distomodus sp.
Distomodus sp. Branson and Branson 1947 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Strachanognathidae
Decoriconus spp.
Decoriconus spp. Cooper 1976 conodont
 Belodellida - Dapsilodontidae
Dapsilodus spp.
Dapsilodus spp. Cooper 1976 conodont
Protozoa
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Spinachitina fragilis