Where: Iowa (43.0° N, 93.0° W: paleocoordinates 29.2° S, 37.6° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Owen Member (Lime Creek Formation), Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)
• Member covers both Elita inconsueta and Iowatrypa owenensis zones. This collection covers the former, and consists of a number of samples.
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; argillaceous limestone and shale
Primary reference: J. Day. 1988. The brachiopod succession of the Late Givetian-Frasnian of Iowa. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume III. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 303-325 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35500: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 17.12.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata | |
Floweria prava Hall 1858 | |
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Rhynchonellata | |
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Pseudoatrypa devoniana Webster 1921 | |
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Atribonium prolifica Belanski 1928 |