Where: Antarctica (84.8° S, 115.0° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 175.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Horlick Formation, Early/Lower Devonian (419.2 - 393.3 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; burrowed, bioturbated sandstone and mudstone
Collection methods: Taxa are listed as Present, Abundant, Rare.
Primary reference: M. A. Bradshaw and L. McCartan. 1991. Palaeoecology and systematics of Early Devonian bivalves from the Horlick Formation, Ohio Range, Antarctica. Alcheringa 15(1):1-42 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35560: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.12.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Nuculites frigidus n. sp.
Nuculites frigidus n. sp. clam | |
Modiomorpha herculi n. sp.
Modiomorpha herculi n. sp. clam | |
Palaeosolen algidus n. sp.
Palaeosolen algidus n. sp. clam | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Lingulata | |
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797 | |
Rhynchonellata | |