PBDB Collection

MDF Burtnieki (Devonian of Estonia)

Also known as Abava

Where: Estonia (58.1° N, 25.5° E: paleocoordinates 10.2° S, 10.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: hermanni-cristatus conodont zone, Abava Member (Burtnieki Formation), Late/Upper Givetian (380.2 - 382.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Mark-Kurik. 2000. The Middle Devonian fishes of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia) and Belarus. In A. Blieck, S. Turner (eds.), CFS Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 223:309-324 [E. Dunne/S. Fasey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 225778: authorized by Emma Dunne, entered by Sophie Fasey on 30.05.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Pteraspidomorpha
-	Psammolepis spp., Psammolepis abavica Psammolepis spp. Agassiz 1843 Psammolepis abavica
Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae	Psammosteus spp. Psammosteus spp. Agassiz 1844
Gnathostomata
-	Chondrichthyes indet. Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes
Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae	Cheiracanthus brevicostatus, Acanthodes "sp. 1", Acanthodes "sp. 2", Acanthodes "sp. 3", Acanthodes "sp. 4" Cheiracanthus brevicostatus Gross 1973 spiny fish Acanthodes "sp. 1" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish Acanthodes "sp. 2" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish Acanthodes "sp. 3" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish Acanthodes "sp. 4" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish
Actinopteri
-	Moythomasia sp. Moythomasia sp. Gross 1950
Osteichthyes
Dipnomorpha - Holoptychiidae	Laccognathus sp., Glyptolepis spp. Laccognathus sp. Gross 1941 lobe-finned fish Glyptolepis spp. Agassiz 1843 lobe-finned fish
Dipnomorpha -	Hamodus lutkevitshi Hamodus lutkevitshi lobe-finned fish
Dipnoi -	Dipnoi indet. Dipnoi indet. Müller 1884 lungfish
Osteolepiformes - Panderichthyidae	Panderichthys sp. Panderichthys sp. Gross 1941 lobe-finned fish
Cheirolepidiformes - Cheirolepididae	Cheirolepis gaugeri Cheirolepis gaugeri Gross 1973 ray-finned fish
Placodermi
Arthrodira - Actinolepidae	Actinolepis magna Actinolepis magna Mark-Kurik 1973 armour-plated fish
Arthrodira - Coccosteidae	Livosteus grandis, Watsonosteus sp., Plourdosteus panderi Livosteus grandis Gross 1933 armour-plated fish Watsonosteus sp. Miles and Westoll 1963 armour-plated fish Plourdosteus panderi Obrucheva 1962 armour-plated fish
Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae	Asterolepis essica, Byssacanthus sp. Asterolepis essica armour-plated fish Byssacanthus sp. Agassiz 1845 armour-plated fish
Antiarcha -	Microbrachius cf. dicki, Microbrachius dicki Microbrachius cf. dicki Traquair 1888 armour-plated fish Microbrachius dicki Traquair 1888 armour-plated fish
-	Hybosteus mirabilis Hybosteus mirabilis Gross 1930 armour-plated fish