Emsian Loc. 5 of Melo: Tibaji (Parana Basin, Apucarana Sub-basin): Emsian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops sp. Hall 1859
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp. Girty 1904
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Notiochonetes sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
? Meristelloides sp.
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae
"Derbyina" sp.
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
"Serpulites" sp.
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. (Lamarck 1801)
? Phthonia sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884
Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp. ()
original and current combination Paraprothyris
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Pleurodapis sp.
Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Burmeisteria sp. Salter 1865
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calmoniidae
Calmonia sp. Clarke 1913
Pennaia sp. Clarke 1913
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Parana
Coordinates: 24.5° South, 50.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:77.1° South, 126.7° 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:37084
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-03-02 11:26:37 Last modified:2006-09-13 14:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-03-02 11:26:37
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]