Fonte da Horta Fm., Bucaco Syncline, Portugal: Dobrotivian, Portugal

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Ogygia sp. Brongniart 1817
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Retiolitidae
Glyptograptus sp.
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
Orthograptus sp. Lapworth 1873
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Lasiograptidae
Gymnograptus sp.
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Heterorthina sp. Bancroft 1928
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platyorthidae
Eorhipidomella sp. Hints 1971
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Apollonorthis sp.
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae
Aegiromena sp. Havlícek 1961
Lingulata - Lingulida - Trematidae
Schizocrania sp. Hall and Whitfield 1875
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Glyptarca sp. Hicks 1873
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Redonia sp. Rouault 1851
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
? Sluha sp. Barrande 1881
? Myoplusia sp. Neumayr 1884
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae
Tancrediopsis sp. (Beushausen 1895)
original and current combination Ctenodonta (Tancrediopsis)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Cardiolariidae
Praeleda sp. Pfab 1934
synonym of Deceptrix
Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae
Ribeiria sp. Sharpe 1853
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Selenopeltis sp. Hawle and Corda 1847
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Nobiliasaphus sp. Pribyl and Vanek 1965
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Ectillaenus sp. Salter 1867
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Phacopidina sp. Bancroft and Lamont 1949
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Morgatia sp. Hammann 1972
Eodalmanitina sp. (Henry 1965)
original and current combination Dalmanitina (Eodalmanitina)
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Prionocheilus sp. Rouault 1847
Neseuretus sp. Hicks 1873
Salterocoryphe sp. Hammann 1977
Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Kerfornella sp. Henry 1976
Colpocoryphe sp. Novak and Perner 1918
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Placoparia sp. Hawle and Corda 1847
see common names

Geography
Country:Portugal
Coordinates: 40.0° North, 8.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:74.1° South, 71.7° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 3-4
*Period:Middle Ordovician *Epoch:Llandeilo
*Local age/stage:Dobrotivian
Key time interval:Dobrotivian
Age range of interval:459.70000 - 458.50000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Fonte da Horta
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Zones 1-3 of Young, 1985
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified mudstone
Secondary lithology: lithified sandstone
Lithology description: Mudstones with occasional interbedded sandstone
Environment:offshore
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils,some macrofossils,species names
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:20932
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:P. Novack-Gottshall
Modifier:P. Novack-Gottshall Research group:marine invertebrate
Collections that are a subset of this one:193319, 193320, 193326, 193327, 193328, 193329
Created:2002-06-12 12:05:17 Last modified:2002-06-12 15:05:18
Access level:the public Released:2002-06-12 12:05:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
6372. T. P. Young. 1985. The stratigraphy of the Upper Ordovician of central Portugal. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/P. Novack-Gottshall]