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

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Taxonomic list

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