Where: Victoria, Australia (36.0° S, 147.0° E: paleocoordinates 1.1° S, 175.1° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Cowombat Formation, Ludlow (427.4 - 423.0 Ma)
• Age from PBDB ref. 7154.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments and limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Some elements mentioned in primary reference (ref. 7152, p. 183), but most are from Talent et al. 1975, p. 50 (PBDB ref. 7154).
Primary reference: D. L. Strusz and M. J. Garratt. 1999. Australian communities. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 177-199 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 25641: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 19.09.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Mazaphyllum cowombatense horn coral | |
Fletcheria dendroidea horn coral | |
Mucophyllum liliiforme horn coral
Mucophyllum crateroides horn coral | |
Favosites allani tabulate coral
Favosites walkomi tabulate coral | |
Propora conferta tabulate coral | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Spirinella caecistriata Johnston 1941 | |
Atrypoidea australis Dun 1904 | |
Trilobita | |
Encrinurus sp. Emmrich 1844 trilobite | |
Conodonta | |
Belodella sp. n. sp.
Belodella sp. n. sp. Ethington 1959 conodont | |
Ozarkodina media, "Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina, Hindeodella equidentata, Plectospathodus extensus, Spathognathodus primus
Ozarkodina media Walliser 1957 conodont
"Hindeodella priscilla" = Ozarkodina conodont
Hindeodella equidentata Rhodes 1953 conodont
Plectospathodus extensus Rhodes 1953 conodont
Spathognathodus primus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont | |
"Spathognathodus inclinatus" = Wurmiella excavata, "Neoprioniodus excavatus" = Wurmiella excavata
"Spathognathodus inclinatus" = Wurmiella excavata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
"Neoprioniodus excavatus" = Wurmiella excavata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont [entered as Neoprionodus excavatus]
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Paltodus acostatus conodont
Paltodus unicostatus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont |