Emsian Loc. 2 of Melo: Jaguariaiva (Parana Basin, Apucarana Sub-basin) (Devonian of Brazil)

Where: Parana, Brazil (24.3° S, 49.7° W: paleocoordinates 77.7° S, 128.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ponta Grossa Formation, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

• I am using the more common name of Ponta Grossa Fm. Melo considers this a member of the Santa Rosa Fm.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

Primary reference: J. H. G. Melo. 1988. The Malvinokaffric realm in the Devonian of Brazil. N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass, eds. Devonian of the World, Volume I. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 669-703 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 37080: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp. jellyfish
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
? Phthonia sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiomorpha sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884 clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya Children 1823 Awning Clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
 Strophomenida -
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Craniata
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops sp. Hall 1859
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp. BruguiƩre 1797
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
? Hyolithes sp. d'Eichwald 1840
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Burmeisteria sp. Salter 1865 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
? Gamonedaspis sp. Branisa and Vanek 1973 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calmoniidae
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907 trilobite
Paracalmonia sp. Struve 1958 trilobite
Calmonia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
"Paranacaste sp." = Anchiopella Reed 1907 trilobite
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily