Merostomata, Lower Givetian, Gorka Pogranichkaja (Devonian of Russian Federation)

Where: Siberia, Russian Federation (53.0° N, 96.0° E: paleocoordinates 36.9° N, 16.2° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• Lowest levels of the Givetian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified, gray sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N.I. Novojilov. 1958. Mérostomates du dévonien inférieur et moyen de Sibérie. Annales de la Société Géologique du Nord 78:243-257 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 60392: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 12.05.2006

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Taxonomic list

Thecostraca
  - Ctenaenigmatidae
Ctenaenigma tuvaense Novojilov 1955 barnacle
Branchiopoda
 Diplostraca -
 Diplostraca - Lioestheriidae
Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Hughmilleriidae
Hughmilleria sp. Kjellesvig-Waering 1951 eurypterid