Late Eif./Give. Loc. 25b: Monte Alegre region, SGMB borehole no. 84 at Itaujuri (Devonian of Brazil)

Where: Para, Brazil (2.0° S, 54.0° W: paleocoordinates 66.7° S, 27.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Erere Formation, Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• Collection not explicitly said to come from Erere Fmn., but this seems rather clear from stratigraphic and geographic context. See lithology description

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; micaceous siltstone and shale

• See lithology description.
• "The Erere Formation consists of micaceous siltstones with interbedded shales and sandstones and conformably overlies the Maecuru Fmn. Devonian invertebrates occur in all lithologic types...They are especially abundant in the lower Erere section and support the dominantly Givetian age indicated by microfossils...Along central and northern portions of the Amazon Basin the upper Erere Formation consists of relatively monotonous, laminated dark siltstones..." [radioactive shales also mentioned]

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 37174: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 03.03.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Phacopida - Calmoniidae
Metacryphaeus sp.
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907 trilobite
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
? Derbyina sp.
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
? Mucrospirifer sp.
? Mucrospirifer sp. Grabau 1931
"mostly 'Spirifer' pedroanus Rathbun, 1874 and related forms"
 Spiriferida -
? Pustulatia sp.
? Pustulatia sp. Cooper 1956
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida -
"Chonetacea indet." = Chonetoidea
"Chonetacea indet." = Chonetoidea Bronn 1862
"various definite species"
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp.
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Bivalvia
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
"Sphenotus" sp., Cimitaria sp.
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884 clam
Cimitaria sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula" sp.
"Nucula" sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp.
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam