Manaure Fauna (mainly from Morales's collection): Emsian - Eifelian, Colombia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Phacops salteri
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Odontopleura callicera (Hall and Clarke 1888)
recombined as Kettneraspis callicera
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyostoma lineata (Conrad 1842)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites oblongatus Conrad 1841
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Actinopteria boydi (Conrad 1842)
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia subindenta
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira concinna (Hall 1843)
original and current combination Atrypa concinna
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Pentagonia gemmisulcata
Meristella wheeleri
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina hamiltoniensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia pseudoumbonata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
"Spirifer" daleidensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Elytha colombiana
synonym of Elita
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Brachyspirifer palmerae
Rhynchonellata - Tropidoleptidae
Tropidoleptus carinatus (Conrad 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella liddlei
Rhipidomella hibridoides
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa harrisi
Atrypa spinosa Hall 1843
recombined as Spinatrypa spinosa
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sapphicorhynchidae
Camarotoechia sappho (Hall 1860)
recombined as Sapphicorhynchus sappho
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia ? contracta
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Cryptonella sp.
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Centronellidae
Amphigenia sp.
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Pulsiidae
Schellwienella goldringae
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Rhytistrophia caribbeana
spelled with current rank as Leptostrophia (Rhytistrophia)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Cymostrophia schucherti
Cymostrophia dickeyi
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes billingsi
Chonetes stubeli
Chonetes venezuelensis
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Eodevonariidae
Eodevonaria reedi
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Dictyostrophia cooperi
Megastrophia hopkinsi
Strophodonta aff. demissa (Conrad 1842)
recombined as Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum americanum
see common names

Geography
Country:Colombia
Coordinates: 10.4° North, 73.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.8° South, 44.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian
Key time interval:Emsian - Eifelian
Age range of interval:407.60000 - 387.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:36017
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-01-13 09:27:07 Last modified:2006-09-13 14:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-01-13 09:27:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
9677. P. A. Morales. 1965. A contribution to the knowledge of the Devonian faunas of Colombia. Boletin de Geologia 19:51-111 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]

Secondary references:

9639 S. F. Barrett. 1988. The Devonian System in Colombia. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume I 705-717 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Uhen]