Kujandysai, Chu-Ili Range, sample 2538: Caradoc, Kazakhstan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Bimuriidae
Craspedelia tata
12 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Sortanella aff. quinquecostata Nikitin and Popov 1996
6 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Christianiidae
Christiania aff. sulcata Williams 1962
2 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Acculina sp. Misius and Ushatinskaya 1977
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella aff. ampla (Nikitin and Popov 1996)
4 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae
Anoptambonites convexus Popov et al. 2002
15 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Bellimurina sp. Cooper 1956
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Limbimurina sp.
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae
Triplesia aff. subcarinata Cooper 1956
2 specimens
Placotriplesia spissa n. sp. Popov et al. 2002
10 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Camerellidae
? Plectosyntrophia unicostata Popov et al. 2002
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae
Parastrophina plena Sapelnikov and Rukavishnikova 1975
18 specimens
Parastrophina iliana Popov et al. 2002
16 specimens
Liostrophia pravula n. sp. Popov et al. 2002
14 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parallelelasmatidae
Schizostrophina margarita Fu 1982
16 specimens
Didymelasma cf. transversa
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Glyptorthis sp. Foerste 1914
4 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis pristina Popov et al. 2002
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Phragmorthidae
Phragmorthis conciliata
3 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Phaceloorthis sp. Percival 1991
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Wangyuiidae
? Bowanorthis devexa n. sp. Popov et al. 2002
5 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Plectorthis burultasica Popov et al. 2002
4 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida
Kellerella misiusi Popov et al. 1999
39 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Nikolaispira guttula n. sp.
20 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Pectenospira pectenata Popov et al. 1999
3 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Rhynchotrema akchokense
2 specimens
Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae
Nushbiella dubia (Popov 1977)
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43.9° North, 75.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:13.7° South, 78.1° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 4-5
Key time interval:Caradoc
Age range of interval:458.40000 - 449.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Anderken
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: unit 5
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: chain of carbonate build-ups, sample from a pocket of bioclastic limestone
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Bulk collection refers to brachiopods only
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 2504
Database number:80210
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-04-09 01:35:55 Last modified:2008-04-09 11:16:29
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
26964. L. E. Popov, L. R. M. Cocks, and I. F. Nikitin. 2002. Upper Ordovician brachiopods from the Anderken Formation, Kazakhstan: their ecology and systematics. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Geology Series 58(1):13-79 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]