Emsian Loc. 9 of Melo: Well 1-CA-1-PR, 2427-2604 meters (Devonian of Brazil)

Where: Parana, Brazil (24.0° S, 51.0° W: paleocoordinates 77.0° S, 123.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Campos Gerais Group, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

• [Lithology not explicitly given for this core, but the overall sequence is characterized by shales, siltstones, and sandstones.]

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 37090: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp. BruguiƩre 1797