Coumiac Frasnian/Famennian boundary stratotype, Frasnian part: Late/Upper Frasnian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Ancyrodella curvata (Branson and Mehl 1934)
Ancyrodella nodosa Ulrich and Bassler 1926
Mehlina sp. Youngquist 1945
Ancyrognathus asymmetricus
Ancyrognathus amana
Ancyrognathus sp.
Ancyrognathus ubiquitus
Ancyrognathus triangularis Youngquist 1945
Polygnathus politus
Polygnathus docorosus
Polygnathus cf. brevis
Polygnathus lodinensis
Polygnathus webbi Stauffer 1938
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Palmatolepidae
Palmatolepis sp. Müller 1956
Palmatolepis ? kireevae
Palmatolepis bogartensis
Palmatolepis hassi
Palmatolepis winchelli
Palmatolepis cf. rhenana
Palmatolepis boogaardi
Palmatolepis triangularis
Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus alternatus
Icriodus symmetricus Branson and Mehl 1934
Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae
Buchiola sp. Barrande 1881
House et al. 2000
Buchiola (Megabuchiola) angulifera (Roemer 1850)
House et al. 2000
Cephalopoda - Bactritida - Bactritidae
Lobobactrites sp. Schindewolf 1932
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Tornoceratidae
Tornoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Linguatornoceras sp. House 1965
Linguatornoceras clausum (Glenister 1958)
original and current combination Tornoceras (Tornoceras) clausum
Crassotornoceras sp. House and Price 1985
Aulatornoceras sp. Schindewolf 1922
Aulatornoceras cf. auris (Quenstedt 1846)
Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Gephuroceratidae
Crickites sp. Wedekind 1913
Crickites holzapfeli Wedekind 1913
Manticoceras sp. Hyatt 1884
Manticoceras cf. buchi
Manticoceras adorfense Wedekind 1913
Manticoceras cordatum (Sandberger and Sandberger 1856)
Archoceras sp. Schindewolf 1937
Archoceras angulatum Donovan 1943
Archoceras cf. varicosum (Drevermann 1901)
Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Beloceratidae
Beloceras tenuistriatum (d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1842)
Ceratobeloceras schulzi House and Kirchgasser 1985
synonym of Beloceras tenuistriatum
Tentaculita - Homoctenida - Homoctenidae
Homoctenus sp. Ljaschenko 1955
House et al. 2000
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Palpebralia latepalpebralis Feist and Schindler 1994
Palpebralia latepalbebralis
Palpebralia palpebralis (Richter and Richter 1927)
Palpebralia nodannulata (Richter 1913)
recombined as Rudybole nodannulata
Palpebralia brecciae (Richter 1913)
recombined as Rudybole brecciae
Trilobita - Proetida - Otarionidae
Cyphaspis stigmatophthalmus Richter 1914
recombined as Otarion stigmatophthalmus
Trilobita - Harpetida - Harpetidae
"Harpes" neogracilis Richter and Richter 1924
recombined as Eskoharpes neogracilis
Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Cryphops acuticeps (Kayser 1889)
recombined as Phacops (Cryphops) acuticeps
Trilobita - Phacopida - Acastidae
Bradocryphaeus feisti
spelled with current rank as Neocalmonia (Bradocryphaeus)
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
"Dudleyaspis" aff. harborti (Richter and Richter 1926)
recombined as Gondwanaspis harborti
Ostracoda - Leperditellocopida - Aparchitidae
Aparchites brauni
House et al. 2000
Ostracoda - Myodocopida - Rhombinidae
Palaeophilomedes neuvillensis
House et al. 2000
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Famenella postkairovaensis
House et al. 2000
Bairdia (Bairdia) trigona
House et al. 2000
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Acratiidae
Acratia (Cooperuna) feisti
House et al. 2000
original and current combination Cooperuna
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Samarella coumiacensis
House et al. 2000
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Pachydomellidae
Newsomites multicavus
House et al. 2000
see common names

Geography
Country:France State/province:Alsace
Coordinates: 43.4° North, 3.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.8° South, 23.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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:Coumiac
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Frasnian part is in Middle Coumiac Formation, beds 23 through 31, zones "12" and "13". Famennian part is mainly in Upper Coumiac Formation, but also a bit of the Middle Coumiac Formation, and extending up into the Lower Griotte Formation, Triangularis Zone and extending up into the Crepida zone.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:red lime mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "The sequence is one of pelagic calcilutites, mostly red tinted and well bedded..."
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:38675
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-04-28 09:31:35 Last modified:2017-11-04 16:36:24
Access level:the public Released:2004-04-28 09:31:35
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
10380. G. Klapper, R. Feist, R. T. Becker and M. R. House. 1993. Definition of the Frasnian/Famennian Stage boundary. Episodes 16(4):433-441 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]

Secondary references:

10379 M. R. House, R. T. Becker, R. Feist, G. Flajs, C. Girard and G. Klapper. 2000. The Frasnian/Famennian boundary GSSP at Coumiac, southern France. Courier Forschungs-Institut Senckenberg 225:59-75 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]