Subsurface Horn Plateau reefs: Givetian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae
Nadotia informal sp. A Tsyganko 1974
Dendrostella trigemme
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Minussiella cornus
? Exilifrons sp. Crickmay 1968
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae
Peripaedium informal sp. A Ehrenberg 1834
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
Psydracophyllum informal sp. A Pedder 1971
Grypophyllum crickmayi
Lyrielasma informal sp. A Hill 1939
Lyrielasma informal sp. B Hill 1939
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stringophyllidae
Sociophyllum informal sp. A Birenheide 1962
Sociophyllum informal sp. B Birenheide 1962
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Fasciphyllidae
Vepresiphyllum informal sp. A Etheridge 1920
Anthozoa
Scissoplasma nebracis
Anthozoa - Charactophyllidae
Temnophyllum richardsoni
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Northwest Territories
Coordinates: 61.8° North, 122.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:6.7° South, 38.1° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Middle Devonian
Stage:Givetian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 3
Key time interval:Givetian
Age range of interval:387.70000 - 382.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Horn Plateau
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: pinnacle reefs, dominated by large, bulbous and tabular stromatoporoids, rugosans generally sparse
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 2453
Database number:84242
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-09-30 07:31:46 Last modified:2008-09-30 10:31:46
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-01-08 10:39:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

28222. R. A. McLean. 1997. Middle Devonian rugose coral faunas in northeastern British Columbia and District of Mackenzie, western Canada. Boletin de la Real Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural, Seccion Geologica 92:289-300 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]