Where: Para, Brazil (1.0° S, 55.0° W: paleocoordinates 69.6° S, 33.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Lontra Member (Maecuru Formation), Emsian to Emsian (407.6 - 387.7 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone and bioturbated siltstone
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 37138: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 03.03.2004, edited by Pete Wagner
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) sp., "Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) sp." = Actinopteria
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) sp. Hall 1883 oyster
"Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) sp." = Actinopteria Hall 1884 oyster | |
Gastropoda | |
Bellerophontoidea indet. M'Coy 1851 snail | |
Platyceras (Platyceras) sp., "Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp." = Platyostoma
Platyceras (Platyceras) sp. Conrad 1840 snail
"Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp." = Platyostoma Conrad 1842 snail | |
Lophophorata | |
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820 | |
Strophomenata | |
"Schuchertella" sp. Girty 1904 | |
"Chonetacea "gen.nov. A"" = Chonetoidea, "Chonetacea indet." = Chonetoidea
"Chonetacea "gen.nov. A"" = Chonetoidea Bronn 1862 | |
Protoleptostrophia sp. Caster 1939 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
? Podolella sp., "? Paranaia sp." = Derbyina
"? Paranaia sp." = Derbyina | |
"Rhynchonella" sp. Fischer 1809 | |
? Camarotoechia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893 | |
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Discomyorthis sp. Johnson 1970 | |
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"Spiriferacea indet." = Spiriferoidea
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Crinoidea | |
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily | |
Chlorophyceae | |
Spirophyton sp. Hall 1863 |