Comet Creek Mine section at Clonbinane: Ludfordian, Australia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Strophonellidae
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Strophonella manta
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Amphistrophiidae
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Maoristrophia banksi
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Mesodouvillina limbimura
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Leptostrophiidae
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Leptostrophia (Paraleptostrophia) plateia
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rafinesquinidae
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Notoleptaena linguifera
Gill 1951
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtiidae
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Eospirifer eastoni
Gill 1949
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Hysterolitidae
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Hysterolites lilydalensis
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtinopsidae
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Cyrtinopsis cooperi
Gill 1952
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| recombined as Megakozlowskiella cooperi | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Meristella sp.
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Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Lissatrypidae
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Lissatrypa lenticulata
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Protremata
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Dalmanellacea indet.
Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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Geography
| Country: | Australia | State/province: | Victoria |
| Coordinates: | 37.5° South, 145.0° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.0° South, 174.9° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Ludlow |
| Stage: | Ludfordian | 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ludfordian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 425.60000 - 423.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Eden Park | Member: | Clonbinane Sandstone | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: PJW: Was Humevale, but Clonbinane Sandstone is now considered to be the top member of the Eden Park formation. Uppermost Ludfordian. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
| Geology comments: See collections 25651 and 25652. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Based on general composition for this subcommunity (p. 188). | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Maoristrophia Community, Type 2, sand facies; Maoristrophia banksi Subcommunity, Melbourne Trough | ||
| Database number: | 25653 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Foote | Enterer: | M. Foote |
| Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-09-19 16:04:11 | Last modified: | 2018-11-08 22:11:39 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-09-19 16:04:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 7152. | D. L. Strusz and M. J. Garratt. 1999. Australian communities. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 177-199 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner] |