Talagrouna type sect., Talagrouna Fmn., Sample UB213ter: Late/Upper Frasnian, Libya
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Tentaculita
- Volynitida
- Dicricoconidae
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Dicricoconus libyaensis
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Gastropoda
- Archaeogastropoda
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Archaeogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1925
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Gastropoda
- Bellerophontida
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Bellerophontida indet.
Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Cucullellidae
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Nuculites sp.
Conrad 1841
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Bivalvia
- Modiomorphida
- Modiomorphidae
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Goniophora cf. chemungensis
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Bivalvia
- Pterioida
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Pterioida indet.
Newell 1965
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| "smooth pectinid" | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Trigonirhynchiidae
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Cupularostrum sp.
Sartenaer 1961
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Cyrtospiriferidae
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Cyrtospirifer informal sp. B
Nalivkin 1924
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Rhipidiothyrididae
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Septothyris boucoti
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Chonetidae
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Chonetidae indet.
Bronn 1862
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Productidae
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Leioproductus sp.
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Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Schuchertellidae
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Schuchertella sp.
Girty 1904
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unclassified
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Hyolitha indet.
Marek 1963
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Geography
| Country: | Libya |
| Coordinates: | 26.0° North, 10.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 48.0° South, 27.4° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Devonian | Epoch: | Late/Upper Devonian |
| Stage: | Frasnian | 10 m.y. bin: | Devonian 4 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Frasnian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 375.40000 - 372.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Talagrouna | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Formation rests unconformably on Lower Silurian rocks. Dated as Late Frasnian on basis of tentaculites. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | ferruginous sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Formation: "a 20-25 m thick sequence of siltstones interbedded with quartzose sandstones"; this sample: "fine sandstone with ferruginous matrix" | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
| Geology comments: Many complete, articulated valves; assemblage interpreted as BA 2, shallow subtidal, normal current activity. | |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Emphasis of monograph is brachiopods and bivalves. Other elements sometimes mentioned as well. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 35638 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Foote | Enterer: | M. Foote |
| Modifier: | M. Foote | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Subset of collection #: | 35637 | ||
| Created: | 2004-01-01 13:32:50 | Last modified: | 2006-09-13 14:01:03 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-01-01 13:32:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 9606. | M. Mergl and D. Massa. 1992. Devonian and Lower Carboniferous brachiopods and bivalves from western Libya. Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique 12:1-115 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote] |