Chatterton Loc. A, Assemblage A, top of Receptaculites Lst, near Yass, NSW: Emsian, Australia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops australis n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Glossinotoechiidae
Eoglossinotoechia linki n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae
"Pugnax" oepiki n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Browneella browneae n. gen., n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella aff. textilis Talent 1963
Delthyris hudsoni n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
Cyrtinopsis aff. cooperi Gill 1952
recombined as Megakozlowskiella cooperi
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Xenomartiniidae
Quadrithyrina sp. Havlicek 1959
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambothyris runnegari n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Echinospiriferidae
Howittia multiplicata
Howittia howitti
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa penelopeae n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Coelospira dayi n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina aff. wellingtonensis
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Aulacella stormeri n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae
Cymidia robertsi n. gen., n. sp.
original and current combination Cydimia
Micidus shandkyddi n. gen., n. sp.
? Micidus glaber n. sp.
Adrenia cernua n. gen., n. sp.
Adrenia expansa n. gen., n. sp.
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Cymostrophia dickinsi n. sp.
    = Mesodouvillina (Protocymostrophia) dicknsi
Brock and Talent 1993
    = Mesodouvillina (Protocymostrophia) dickinsi
Brock and Talent 1993
spelled with current rank as Cymostrophia (Protocymostrophia)
Malurostrophia minima n. sp.
Malurostrophia aura n. sp.
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Protochonetes latus n. sp.
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Eoschuchertella murphyi
Brock and Talent 1993
Schuchertella per Chatterton
Trilobita - Proetida - Aulacopleuridae
Otarion (Tricornotarion) struszi n. sp. Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 occasional category
recombined as Maurotarion struszi
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus (Proetus) talenti Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 rare category
recombined as Proetus (Devonoproetus) talenti
juveniles only
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Styginidae
Scutellum calvum n. sp. Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 common category
Dentaloscutellum hudsoni n. sp. Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 common-abundant category
Trilobita - Odontopleurida - Odontopleuridae
Ceratocephala vexilla n. sp. Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 occasional-rare category
Primaspis (Taemasaspis) campbelli Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 very rare category
juveniles only
Xanionurus bispinosus n. sp. Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 occasional category
Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae
Acanthopyge (Mephiarges) bifida Edgell 1955
Chatterton 1971 abundant category
recombined as Acanthopyge (Jasperia) bifida
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Gravicalymene quadrilobata Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 occasional category
Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Phacops spedeni n. sp. Chatterton 1971
Chatterton 1971 rare category
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida
Spinella yassensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Australia State/province:New South Wales
Coordinates: 35.0° South, 148.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.1° South, 173.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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
Geological group:Murrumbidgee Formation:Taemas Member:Receptaculites Limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Upper part of Receptaculites Lst.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lime mudstone
Secondary lithology:shelly/skeletal grainstone
Lithology description: "The 'Receptaculites' Lst consists of a series of well-bedded to massive ilmestones that are predominantly sparse or packed biomicrites, but range from micrite to sorted biosparite."
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Generally shallow tropical interpretation.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Focus of monograph is on brachiopods. Trilobites are also reported for Assemblages A and B at locality A; fully described in Chatterton 1971 (secondary reference).
Metadata
Database number:39884
Authorizer:M. Foote, M. Hopkins Enterer:M. Foote, M. Hopkins
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-06-10 13:59:41 Last modified:2021-04-05 13:11:28
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-10 13:59:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
10821. B. D. E. Chatterton. 1973. Brachiopods of the Murrumbidgee Group, Taemas, New South Wales. Bulletin, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics of Australia 137:1-146 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]

Secondary references:

10815 G. A. Brock and J. A. Talent. 1993. Emsian (Early Devonian) brachiopods from the Ukalunda Beds and Douglas Creek, north Queensland. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 15:225-248 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]
63124 B. D. E. Chatterton. 1971. Taxonomy and ontogeny of Siluro-Devonian trilobites from near Yass, New South Wales. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 137(1-3):1-108 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins]