Where: Venezuela (8.6° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 54.7° S, 86.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: El Horno Formation, Llandovery (443.4 - 433.4 Ma)
• see Boucot et al. 1972--PBDB ref. 7026. This was originally part of the Caparo Formation, but that is now restricted to the Sandbian.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; argillaceous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. J. Boucot, J. L. Benedetto, Y. Grahn, J. H. G. Melo, T. M. Sanchez and B. A. Waisfeld. 1999. South American marine Silurian communities. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 841-848 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 25068: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 27.08.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata | |
Fardenia filistriata Boucot et al. 1972 | |
"Aphanomena cf. mullochensis" = Eostropheodonta mullochensis
"Aphanomena cf. mullochensis" = Eostropheodonta mullochensis Reed 1917 | |
"Leptaena cf. valentia" = Leptaena (Leptaena) valentia
"Leptaena cf. valentia" = Leptaena (Leptaena) valentia Cocks 1968 | |
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Rhynchonellata | |
Mendacella cf. uberis Billings 1866 | |
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Eospirigerina gaspeensis Schuchert and Cooper 1930 | |
"Cryptothyrella cf. crassa" = Hindella crassa
"Cryptothyrella cf. crassa" = Hindella crassa Sowerby 1839 |