Late Emsian/Eifelian Loc. 4 of Melo: Lambedor: Emsian - Eifelian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae
Palaeosabella sp. Clarke 1921
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Mesoconularia sp.
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. (Lamarck 1801)
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp. ()
original and current combination Paraprothyris
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884
Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya (Janeia) sp. (King 1850)
synonym of Solemya
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
Bivalvia
Pelecypoda indet. Goldfuss 1820
synonym of Bivalvia
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp. Girty 1904
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
"Hyolithes" sp. d'Eichwald 1840
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
"Serpulites" sp.
Stylophora - Mitrata - Paranacystidae
Paranacystis sp.
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Ophiuroidea - Encrinasteridae
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866
Stenuroidea
? Echinasterella sp. Stürtz 1890
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Parana
Coordinates: 26.1° South, 52.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:75.6° South, 125.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian
Key time interval:Emsian - Eifelian
Age range of interval:407.60000 - 387.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ponta Grossa
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"
Secondary lithology: sandstone
Lithology description: Sequence on the whole consists of shales, silts, and sands. No specific lithology given for this collection.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:37106
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-03-02 13:58:48 Last modified:2006-09-13 14:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-03-02 13:58:48
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]