Arauz Formation, Lezna Member, Palencia, N Spain: Late Emsian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Tentaculita - Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia richteri
Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Agoniatitidae
Werneroceras ex gr. ruppachense (Kayser 1879)
Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Latanarcestidae
Latanarcestes (Latanarcestes) noeggerathi (von Buch 1832)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Bifida lepida
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Arduspirifer arduennensis (Schnur 1853)
Euryspirifer paradoxus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
Mauispirifer scutiformis
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria vulvaria (von Schlotheim 1820)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Eodevonariidae
Eodevonaria cf. jahnkei
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Plectodonta (Dalejodiscus) minor
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Bojodouvillina (Bojodouvillina) morzakeci
unclassified
Crinostrophia aff. elegans
Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus corniger
Icriodus culicellus
Icriodus sp. Branson and Mehl 1938
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain State/province:Palencia
Coordinates: 43.0° North, 0.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:43.0° South, 35.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Devonian Epoch: Early Devonian
Stage: Emsian 10 m.y. bin: Devonian 2
Key time interval: Late Emsian
Age range of interval: 398.3 - 393.3 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Abadia Formation:Arauz Member:Lezna
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: Upper Emsian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:yellow claystone
Secondary lithology: marl
Lithology description: [a maximally 20m thick alternation of yellow claystones and marls as well as clay-rich, nodular, largely decalcified limestones. There can also be isolated biosparites and wackestones.]
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:40351
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-06-22 08:20:25 Last modified:2006-09-13 14:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-22 08:20:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
10892. H. Jahnke, A. Henn, H. Mader and J. Schweineberg. 1983. Silur und Devon im Arauz-Gebiet (Prov. Palencia, N-Spanien). Newsletters on Stratigraphy 13(1):40-66 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]