Emsian Loc. 4 of Melo: Ponta Grossa (Parana Basin, Apucarana Sub-basin) (Devonian of Brazil)

Where: Parana, Brazil (25.1° S, 50.2° W: paleocoordinates 76.9° S, 129.2° 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

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 37082: 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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Paulinites sp.
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Burmeisteria sp.
Burmeisteria sp. Salter 1865 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calmoniidae
Paracalmonia sp., Pennaia sp., Calmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp.
Paracalmonia sp. Struve 1958 trilobite
Pennaia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
Calmonia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907 trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
? Gamonedaspis sp.
? Gamonedaspis sp. Branisa and Vanek 1973 trilobite
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
"Serpulites" sp.
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
"Hyolithes" sp.
"Hyolithes" sp. d'Eichwald 1840
Craniata
 Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops sp.
Craniops sp. Hall 1859
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
? Mucrospirifer sp.
? Mucrospirifer sp. Grabau 1931
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
? Cryptonella sp.
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
? Derbyina sp.
 Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
"Coelospira" sp.
"Coelospira" sp. Hall 1863
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Notiochonetes sp.
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp.
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Plectonotus sp., Ptomatis sp.
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
"Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp." = Platyostoma
"Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp." = Platyostoma Conrad 1842 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
? Mourlonia sp.
? Mourlonia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
? Michelinoceras sp.
? Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
 Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae
? Kionoceras sp.
? Kionoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Bivalvia
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
"Cardiomorpha" sp., Grammysioidea sp., "Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris, "Sphenotus" sp.
"Cardiomorpha" sp. de Koninck 1844 clam
Grammysioidea sp. Williams 1916 clam
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris clam
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884 clam
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiomorpha sp.
Modiomorpha sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Pleurodapis sp.
 Cardiida -
? Cypricardella sp.
? Cypricardella sp. Hall 1856 clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya Children 1823 Awning Clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp.
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp.
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana" sp.
"Nuculana" sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Stylophora
 Mitrata - Paranacystidae
Paranacystis sp.
Stenuroidea
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? Echinasterella sp.
? Echinasterella sp. Stürtz 1890
Ophiuroidea
  - Encrinasteridae
Encrinaster sp.
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866 brittle star
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Palaeosabella sp.
Palaeosabella sp. Clarke 1921 demosponge
trace fossil
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp., Mesoconularia sp.
Conularia sp. Miller 1820 jellyfish