Moyuela Fmn, upper third, Cordillera Iberica Oriental: Eifelian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Grossolepis sp.
Tentaculita - Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia sp. Gurich 1896
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida
Goniatitida indet. Hyatt 1884
Placodermi - Arthrodira
Arthrodira indet. Woodward 1891
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathus linguiformis Hinde 1879
Polygnathus angustipennatus Bischoff and Ziegler 1957
Polygnathus cf. pseudofoliatus Wittekindt 1966
Polygnathus costatus Klapper 1971
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontidae
Tortodus intermedius
Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus spp.
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Aragon
Coordinates: 41.1° North, 1.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.2° South, 29.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Middle Devonian
Stage:Eifelian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 3
Key time interval:Eifelian
Age range of interval:393.30000 - 387.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Moyuela
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:black "shale"
Secondary lithology:black "limestone"
Lithology description: "Moyuela is a predominantly shaly unit with calcareous intercalarions...[lithology of lower third not explicitly described]...[middle third consists of] 8m of an alternation of micritic limestones, marls, and marly nodules with black shales rich in dacryoconarids...The upper third...is characterized by big black nodules of dacryoconarid limestone in black shales. The fauna is fully pelagic..."
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:40439
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-06-23 13:42:14 Last modified:2006-09-13 14:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-23 13:42:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10893. P. Carls. 1988. The Devonian of Celtiberia (Spain) and Devonian paleogeography of SW Europe. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume I 421-466 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Uhen]