Mapia River 80D245: Artinskian, Indonesia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Echinalosia sp. Waterhouse 1967
1 specimen
1 DV int. mould + corresponding ext. mould (2 measurements)
Heteralosia sp. King 1938
1 specimen
1 DV ext. mould, 1 VV int. mould (2 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Aulosteges tenuispinosus n. sp.
1 specimen
1 DV ext. mould (juvenile) (2 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Stictozoster sp. Grant 1976
1 specimen
1 DV ext. mould (1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Cancrinella sp.
1 specimen
1 VV int. mould (juvenile) (1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes (Sommeriella) irianensis n. sp.
14 specimens
1 DV int. mould, 3 DV ext. mould, 6 VV int. mould, 8 VV ext. mould (18 measurements)
Chonetinella aidunaensis n. sp.
8 specimens
6 DV int. mould, 2 DV ext. mould, 4 VV int. mould, 2 VV ext. mould (14 measurements)
Sulcataria skwarkoi n. sp.
3 individuals
1 DV int. mould, 2 DV ext. mould, 2 VV ext. mould (5 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer sp. Fredericks 1919
1 specimen
(3 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida
Spiriferinidina indet. Ivanova 1972
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyrididae indet. Fredericks 1926
2 specimens
2 spp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
? Spiriferellina sp.
1 specimen
(2 measurements)
see common names

Geography
Country:Indonesia State/province:Irian Jaya
Coordinates: 4.1° South, 135.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.8° South, 130.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Cisuralian
Stage:Artinskian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 2
Key time interval:Artinskian
Age range of interval:290.10000 - 283.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Aiduna
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Float boulder. Aktastinian to early Baigendzhinian = early Artinskian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:micaceous sandstone
Secondary lithology: carbonaceous siltstone
Lithology description: Aiduna Formation includes well bedded feldspathic and micaceous lithic sandstones interbedded with carbonaceous shale and siltstone.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Some acid leaching was conducted.
Taxonomic list comments:Brachiopods only.
Metadata
Database number:42907
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-06 16:10:13 Last modified:2013-08-31 13:44:50
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-06 16:10:13
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11386. N. W. Archbold. 1991. Early Permian Brachiopoda from Irian Jaya. BMR Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics 12:287-296 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]