Carlow, lower biostrome P1, Paulstown, Ireland: Brigantian, Ireland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lithostrotionidae
Lithostrotion decipiens (McCoy 1849)
5 specimens
Lithostrotion vorticale (Parkinson 1808)
1 specimen
Siphonodendron pauciradiale (McCoy 1844)
17 specimens
Diphyphyllum furcatum
1 specimen
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae
Lonsdaleia duplicata (Martin 1809)
2 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Gigantoproductus sp.
see common names

Geography
Country:Ireland State/province:Carlow
Coordinates: 52.7° North, 7.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.5° South, 0.7° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
Key time interval:Brigantian
Age range of interval:336.30000 - 330.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Clogrenan
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: 2.2 m thick
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: grainstone
Lithology description: at the base: coarse-grained pale grey crinoidal bed, 1.3 m at the top: dark gray wackestone bed, 0.9 m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.2 m
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core,selective quarrying,peel or thin section,field collection
Collection size:26 specimens
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3278
Database number:79121
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:F. Reichel
Modifier:F. Reichel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-02-26 04:00:47 Last modified:2008-02-26 06:11:48
Access level:group members Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26563. I. D. Somerville, P. Cózar, and S. Rodriguez. 2007. Late Visean rugose coral faunas from South-Eastern Ireland: composition, depositional setting and palaeoecology of Siphonodendron biostromes. In B. Hubann, W. E. Piller (eds.), Österr. Akad. Wiss. Schriftenr. Erdwiss. Komm 17:307-328 [W. Kiessling/F. Reichel/M. Uhen]