Fauna interbedded w/ E. remipes tetragonopthalmus Comm., Ustje subsuite, Podolia (Silurian of Ukraine)

Where: Ukraine (48.0° N, 26.0° E: paleocoordinates 22.0° S, 7.5° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Muksha subsuite Formation, Ludlow (427.4 - 423.0 Ma)

• Muksha "subsuite", Yaruga "series", Tiritian "superhorizon"

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; dolomite and limestone

• "The [ostracodes are] consistent with BA 1-2." These rocks are interbedded with dolomitic marls showing desiccation cracks.
• "...secondary dolomites and detrital limestones with stromatolites (suggestive when abundant of BA 1), stromatoporoids, tabulates, ostracodes. " In complex with dolomitic marls showing desiccation cracks.

Primary reference: V. P. Gritsenko, A. A. Istchenko, L. I. Konstantinenko and P. D. Tsegelnjuk. 1999. Animal and plant communities of Podolia. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 462-487 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23374: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 12.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Avitastroma avitum, Oohesaarina sp.
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Parastriatoporidae
Parastriatopora commutabilis
Stromatoporoidea
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Stelodictyon dence, Clathrodictyon ex gr. mukschiensis
Stelodictyon dence stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrodictyon ex gr. mukschiensis stromatoporoid sponge
 Actinostromatida - Pseudolabechiidae
Pseudolabechia nikiforovae
Pseudolabechia nikiforovae stromatoporoid sponge
 Actinostromatida - Densastromatidae
Densastroma ex gr. astroites
Densastroma ex gr. astroites stromatoporoid sponge
Ostracoda
 Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Herrmannina sp.
Herrmannina sp. Kegel 1933 ostracod
 Palaeocopida -
Signetopsis semicircularis, Signetopsis quadrigibbera, Signetopsis malornata
 Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Beyrichia subornata, Beyrichia hystricoides, Beyrichia haidbyensis
 Palaeocopida -
Retisacculus aff. sulcatus