Where: Norway (59.9° N, 10.8° E: paleocoordinates 16.9° S, 7.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Colonograptus ludensis graptolite zone, Sundvollen Formation, Rootsikula (426.2 - 422.9 Ma)
• "Basal Sundvollen Formation. Late Wenlockian." PJW: base of formation is thought to be Colonograptus ludensis graptolite zone (Nakrem & Rasmussen 2013).
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; gray shale
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 26927: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 08.11.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Euchelicerata | |
"Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus" = Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus
"Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus" = Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus Fischer 1839 eurypterid | |
Mixopterus sp. Ruedemann 1921 eurypterid | |
Pterygotus sp. Agassiz 1839 eurypterid | |
Nanahughmilleria sp. Kjellesvig-Waering 1961 eurypterid | |
Petromyzontida | |
Ateleaspis sp. Traquair 1889 |