Late Emsian/Eifelian Loc. 2 of Melo: Ponta Grossa (Devonian to of Brazil)

Where: Parana, Brazil (25.1° S, 50.2° W: paleocoordinates 77.9° S, 128.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ponta Grossa Formation, Emsian to Emsian (407.6 - 387.7 Ma)

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

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

• Sequence on the whole consists of shales, silts, and sands. No specific lithology given for this collection.

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 37104: 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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Brunaspis sp., Paulinites sp.
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Mesoconularia sp.
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
"Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) sp." = Actinopteria
"Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) sp." = Actinopteria Hall 1884 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp.
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
Grammysioidea sp., "Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris
Grammysioidea sp. Williams 1916 clam
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris clam
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Goniophora sp.
Goniophora sp. Phillips 1848 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp.
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp.
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya Children 1823 Awning Clam
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Plectonotus sp.
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp.
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Notiochonetes sp.
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
? Derbyina sp.
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp.
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Calmoniidae
Paracalmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp.
Paracalmonia sp. Struve 1958 trilobite
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907 trilobite
Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet., Ostracoda "gen.nov.?"
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Ostracoda "gen.nov.?" Latreille 1802 ostracod
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Stylophora
 Mitrata - Paranacystidae
Paranacystis sp.
Ophiuroidea
  - Encrinasteridae
? Encrinaster sp.
? Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866 brittle star
 Ichnofossils -
Bifungites sp.
Bifungites sp. Desio 1940