Gorodok 2 (Devonian of Belarus)

Also known as Haradok; Gorodok middle beds

Where: Belarus (55.5° N, 30.0° E: paleocoordinates 10.9° S, 14.2° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: australis conodont zone, 2 Member (Gorodok Formation), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• Grandispora naumovae miospore zone

•Gorodok regional stage, equivalent to Leiva regional substage, Narva regional stage in Estonia and Latvia

•Middle Eifelian, overlies Early Eifelian Osveya RS

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; dolomite

• "This stage consists of mudstones, marls and sandstones at the base, predominant dolomites in the middle, and mudstones and marls at the top." (Plax and Newman 2021)

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 225881: authorized by Emma Dunne, entered by Sophie Fasey on 07.06.2022

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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? Ohiaspis sp., Ohiolepis sp., Lugalepis multispinata
Pteraspidomorpha
 Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae
Pycnosteus sp.
Pycnosteus sp. Preobrajenski 1911
Osteichthyes
 Cheirolepidiformes - Cheirolepididae
Cheirolepis gracilis
Cheirolepis gracilis Gross 1973 ray-finned fish
Actinopteri
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? Moythomasia sp.
? Moythomasia sp. Gross 1950
Osteichthyes
 Palaeonisciformes -
Orvikuina vardiaensis
Placodermi
 Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae
? Byssacanthus sp.
? Byssacanthus sp. Agassiz 1845 armour-plated fish