Acanthopyge Limestone, Locality 10 (CZE): Eifelian, Czech Republic

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Leptathyris deino n. sp.
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Septatrypidae
Rhynchatrypa thetis (Barrande 1847)
recombined as Septatrypa thetis
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Glassiidae
Karbous hassiacus
Trigonatrypa baucis
Trigonatrypa securis
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Davidsoniidae
Quasidavidsonia mediocarinata
synonym of Prodavidsonia
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Xenomartiniidae
Bojothyris nikiforovae
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Tenellodermidae
Cingulodermis columbina
see common names

Geography
Country:Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50.3° North, 17.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.2° South, 40.2° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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:Acanthopyge Limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal,gray "limestone"
Secondary lithology: mudstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: alternation of coarse-grained bioclastic and fine-grained, prevalently micritic limestones; whitish and greyish in color; also the limestone is characterized by the presence of lumps that strongly resemble grapestones
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils,difficult macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:5819
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-12-07 08:20:26 Last modified:2018-07-12 19:06:59
Access level:the public Released:1999-12-07 08:20:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
361. V. Havlicek and Z. Kukal. 1990. Sedimentology, benthic communities, and brachiopods in the Suchomasty (Dalejan) and Acanthopyge (Eifelian) Limestones of the Koneprusy area (Czechoslovakia). Sbornik geologickych ved, Paleontologie 31:105-205 [A. Miller/K. Layou]