Cave Hill Formation, Seville and Lilydale Area, Melbourne Trough (Devonian of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (37.7° S, 145.5° E: paleocoordinates 14.8° S, 174.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Cave Hill Formation, Pragian (410.8 - 407.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; siltstone and sandstone

• "lower subunit of thick-bedded coarse siltstone and rare calcareous quartz sandstone; a middle subunit of richly fossiliferous thin-bedded siltstone; and an upper subunit of medium to thick-bedded sandstone with interbedded siltstone, pebbly siltstone, and rare shale."

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. H. M. VandenBerg, M. J. Garratt, and D. Spencer-Jones. 1976. Silurian-Middle Devonian. In J. G. Douglas, J. A. Ferguson (eds.), Geology of Victoria 5:45-76 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25713: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 23.09.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Tentaculita
 Styliolinida - Styliolinidae
Styliolina cf. fissuerella, Styliolina minima
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia acuaria
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophia affinilata
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Cymostrophia sp.
Cymostrophia sp. Caster 1939
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Notoleptaena otophera
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
Maoristrophia keblei
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Protochonetes cresswelli
 Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
"Hipparionyx sp." = Hipparionix
"Hipparionyx sp." = Hipparionix King
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida -
Boucotia australis, Boucotia withersi
 Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
Megakozlowskiella cooperi
 Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
Acrospirifer lilydalensis
Bivalvia
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"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
Trilobita
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Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
Acastella frontosa