Sinelnikov Horizon (Zlichovian part), platform facies, SW Novaya Zemlya (Devonian of Russian Federation)

Where: Arkhangel'skaya Oblast', Russian Federation (72.0° N, 52.0° E: paleocoordinates 2.6° N, 0.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Polygnathus dehiscens - Eocostapolygnathus gronbergi conodont zone, Sinelnikov Formation, Early/Lower Emsian (409.1 - 402.5 Ma)

• dehiscens and gronbergi conodont zones

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; dolomitic limestone and shale

• Shallow-water carbonate platform.
• Lithologies read off of stratigraphic chart (fig. 2): dolomitized limestone; shale interbeds; calcarenite; layered limestones, bioherms, and reefs. This time interval is represented by both carbonate platform and sediment-starved trough facies. Authors do not distinguish which lithologies are present in which facies.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Faunal list from Fig. 3

Primary reference: S. V. Cherkesova. 1988. Lower and Middle Devonian marine deposits of the Soviet arctic and the correlation with arctic Canada. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume III 669-679 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40703: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 28.06.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Conodonta
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Phragmostrophia bicornea
genus listed as "Pragmostrophia"
Rhynchonellata
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
 Pentamerida - Virgianidae
 Spiriferida - Adolfiidae
 Atrypida - Carinatinidae
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Teicherticeratidae
Gracilites svetlanae Bogoslovsky 1972 ammonite
? Convoluticeras sp. Erben 1960 ammonite
 Nautilida - Rutoceratidae
 Pseudorthocerida - Spyroceratidae
Spyroceras thoas
Misspelled as Spiroceras
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites oblongatus Conrad 1841 clam
 Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Styginidae
 Proetida - Proetidae
Schizoproetina tumida Maksimova 1977 trilobite
Schizoproetina planilimbata Maksimova 1977 trilobite
Schizoproetina borealis Maksimova 1960 trilobite
 Proetida - Otarionidae
 Harpetida - Harpetidae
Harpes polaris Maksimova 1977 trilobite
 Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
"Leonaspis aff. derelicta" = Kettneraspis derelicta
"Leonaspis aff. derelicta" = Kettneraspis derelicta Barrande 1846 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
 Cystiphyllida - Digonophyllidae
 Stauriida - Disphyllidae
 Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites robustus tabulate coral
 Favositida - Alveolitidae
Alveolites distinctus tabulate coral
Alveolites flagellaris tabulate coral