Fauna s3d-gamma, Badenas Fmn., E. Iberian Chains: Ludlow, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontodae
Ozarkodina excavata (Branson and Mehl 1933)
recombined as Hindeodella excavata
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida
Ozarkodina sagitta (Walliser 1964)
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria sp. Hall 1884
Bivalvia
Pelecypoda indet. Goldfuss 1820
synonym of Bivalvia
Strophomenata - Strophomenida
Strophochonetes cf. cingulatus (Lindström 1861)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
? Eostropheodonta informal sp.K Bancroft 1949
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Proschizophoriidae
Baturria edgelliana
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae
Salopina informal sp.I Boucot 1960
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristina sp. Hall 1867
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
? Stegerhynchus sp. (Foerste 1909)
original and current combination Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus)
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Chimaerastella chimaera
Mimocryphaeus altecostatus
Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Homalonotidae indet. Chapman 1890
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Leonaspis cf. leonhardi (Barrande 1846)
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain
Coordinates: 41.6° North, 0.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:64.2° South, 48.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Ludlow
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
*Epoch:Early/Lower Ludlow
Key time interval:Ludlow
Age range of interval:427.40000 - 423.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Badenas Member:sandstone-3d
Local bed:gamma
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Secondary lithology: sandy "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "...general composition is predominantly black fine shales (graptolites very rare), arenaceous shales, sandstones with a few shelly faunas, and some quartzites. Changing sand content distinguishes five members the two youngest of which are considered here. Sandstone member s3d [has] 45 m alternance of fine-grained sandstones and arenaceous shales [sandstones containing shelly faunas] [calcareous ssts in some cases have conodonts]."
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13917
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-05-03 05:04:41 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:13:14
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-03 05:04:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
6168. P. Carls. 1977. Spain. in A. Martisson, ed. The Silurian-Devonian boundary (IUGS, Series A, Number 5). Schweizerbarth'sche, Stuttgart. 143-158 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]