Upper Carazo Formation type area (Devonian of Spain)

Where: Palencia, Spain (43.0° N, 0.9° W: paleocoordinates 55.6° S, 43.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: upper Member (Carazo Formation), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)

• Upper part of formation; Lower Gedinnian. Identical with Carazo C sensu Binnekamp 1965 and van Veen 1965.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone and carbonate

• [shale [Schiefer]-sandstone alternation with isolated carbonate banks. Sandstones, as well as carbonate banks, sometimes contain a fauna that is rich in individuals but poor in species...200 m. thick...]

Primary reference: H. Jahnke, A. Henn, H. Mader and J. Schweineberg. 1983. Silur und Devon im Arauz-Gebiet (Prov. Palencia, N-Spanien). Newsletters on Stratigraphy 13(1):40-66 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40346: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 22.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
 Orthida - Platyorthidae
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
 Orthida - Proschizophoriidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae
"Ozarkodina inclinata" = Wurmiella excavata
"Ozarkodina inclinata" = Wurmiella excavata Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
 Ozarkodinida -
"Ozarkodina remscheidensis" = Nicollidina remscheidensis
"Ozarkodina remscheidensis" = Nicollidina remscheidensis Ziegler 1960 conodont
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus woschmidti Ziegler 1960 conodont
Crinoidea
 Monobathrida - Scyphocrinitidae
Scyphocrinites sp. Zenker 1833 Sea lily
listed as "Scyphocrinus"