DFM6 zone brachiopods, western Canada: Middle Famennian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Leioproductus plicatus (Kindle 1909)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
? Productella lata
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella girtyi
Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtospiriferidae
Cyrtiopsis glennfoxi
Cyrtospirifer monticola
Cyrtospirifer gallatinensis
Cyrtospirifer cf. animasensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Strophopleura raymondi
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina devonica
Cleiothyridina reticulata
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
Rugaltarostrum madisonense
Gastrodetoechia utahensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Sinotectirostrum banffense
Sinotectirostrum nordeggi
Sinotectirostrum avellana
Sinotectirostrum montuosum
Ptychomaletoechia summa
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
Megalopterorhynchus haynesi
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Plectorhynchellidae
"Plectorhynchella" montifelicitatis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
Pugnax minutus
Trifidorostellum cascadense
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria cf. australis (Kindle 1909)
recombined as Schizophoria (Schizophoria) australis
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Alberta
Coordinates: 60.0° North, 126.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.4° North, 40.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Late/Upper Devonian
Stage:Famennian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 5
Key time interval:Middle Famennian Conodont zone: Palmatolepis trachytera
Age range of interval:368.50000 - 365.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Famennian; trachytera conodont zone.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "carbonate"
Lithology description: "Carbonate Succession" (with clastics in lower part)
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Zone of Gastrodetoechia utahensis
Database number:35543
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-12-19 13:27:10 Last modified:2023-09-01 10:15:26
Access level:the public Released:2003-12-19 13:27:10
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9600. G. O. Raasch. 1988. Famennian faunal zones in western Canada. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume III. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 619-631 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]