Emsian Loc. 4 of Melo: Ponta Grossa (Parana Basin, Apucarana Sub-basin): Emsian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Paulinites sp.
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Conularia sp.
Mesoconularia sp.
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae
Palaeosabella sp. Clarke 1921
trace fossil
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Stenuroidea
? Echinasterella sp. Stürtz 1890
Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866
Stylophora - Mitrata - Paranacystidae
Paranacystis sp.
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
"Hyolithes" sp. d'Eichwald 1840
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
? Mucrospirifer sp. Grabau 1931
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
"Coelospira" sp. Hall 1863
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae
? Derbyina sp.
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
? Cryptonella sp.
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Notiochonetes sp.
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp. Girty 1904
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops sp. Hall 1859
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
"Serpulites" sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Pleurodapis sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida
? Cypricardella sp. Hall 1856
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiomorpha sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
"Cardiomorpha" sp. de Koninck 1844
Grammysioidea sp. (Williams 1916)
original and current combination Grammysia (Grammysioidea)
Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp. ()
original and current combination Paraprothyris
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana" sp. Link 1807
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya (Janeia) sp. (King 1850)
synonym of Solemya
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
? Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae
? Kionoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp. (Conrad 1842)
original and current combination Platyostoma
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
? Mourlonia sp. de Koninck 1883
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calmoniidae
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907
Calmonia sp. Clarke 1913
Pennaia sp. Clarke 1913
Paracalmonia sp. Struve 1958
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
? Gamonedaspis sp. Branisa and Vanek 1973
Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Burmeisteria sp. Salter 1865
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Parana
Coordinates: 25.1° South, 50.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:76.9° South, 129.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Early/Lower Devonian
Stage:Emsian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 2
Key time interval:Emsian
Age range of interval:407.60000 - 393.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ponta Grossa
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: I am using the more common name of Ponta Grossa Fm. Melo considers this a member of the Santa Rosa Fm.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:37082
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-03-02 11:15:46 Last modified:2006-09-13 14:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-03-02 11:15:46
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

9944. J. H. G. Melo. 1988. The Malvinokaffric realm in the Devonian of Brazil. N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass, eds. Devonian of the World, Volume I. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 669-703 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]