Persuel, Kersadiou Formation, bed 2: Middle Givetian, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Spinulicosta spinulicosta (Hall 1857)
3 %-specimens
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Iridostrophia sp. (Havlicek 1965)
1 %-specimens
original and current combination Iridistrophia
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Dagnachonetes dominicae
5 %-specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida
Ogorella janickae
6 %-specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Arcuaminetes kerfonei
44.9 %-specimens
Holynetes stephaniae
22 %-specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptodontellidae
Parastrophonella anaglypha
2 %-specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Bojodouvillina (Bojodouvillina) taeniolata
5 %-specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptagonia sp.
0.25 %-specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
Spinocyrtia sp.
1 %-specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
2 %-specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Bifida lepida
1 %-specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina sp. Davidson 1858
3 %-specimens
Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Skenidiidae
Skenidium sp.
0.25 %-specimens
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Cupularostrum soelenicum
0.25 %-specimens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Prokopia sp.
0.25 %-specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:France State/province:Bretagne
Coordinates: 48.3° North, 4.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.0° South, 21.8° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Devonian
10 m.y. bin:Devonian 3-4
Key time interval:Middle Givetian
Age range of interval:385.90000 - 383.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Troaon Formation:Kersadiou
Local section:Persuel Local bed:2
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Lower Polygnathus varcus zone, Middle Givetian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified siltstone
Secondary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: sand and siltstone and calcareous concretion-bearing layers
Environment:open shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:84091
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-09-17 04:39:31 Last modified:2008-09-17 08:01:22
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

28153. A. Botquelen and P. R. Racheboeuf. 2008. Benthic paleoecology in the givetian: an example from the Kersadiou Formation (massif armoricain, NW France). Palaios 23:246-259 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]