Denay L.S. (Devonian), Section V, Sample 153, N. Antelope Range, Nevada: Eifelian, Nevada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
"indet. brachiopods"
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
text written as: "Productella" sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Emanuella sp. Grabau 1923
"Emanuella spp."
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Xenomartiniidae
Delthyris cf. vijaicus Khodalevich 1951
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
"Warrenella spp."
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina sp. Davidson 1858
(pauciplicate)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Karpinskiidae
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Spinatrypina sp. Rzhonsnitskaya 1964
Conodonta - Belodellida - Belodellidae
Belodella sp. Ethington 1959
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Polygnathus costatus Klapper 1971
P. costatus costatus
Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
"P. ling. linguiformis gamma morph"
unclassified
"Varatrypa spp."
Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Thamnopora sp. Steininger 1831
"Thamnopora spp."
Anthozoa - Favositida - Alveolitidae
"indet. alveolitid spp."
Anthozoa - Rugosa
Rugosa indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
"indet. solitary tetracorals"
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Laccophyllidae
Metrionaxon sp. Glinski 1963
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Nevada County:Eureka
Coordinates: 39.2° North, 116.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:22.3° South, 77.8° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian
Stage: Eifelian 10 m.y. bin: Devonian 3
*Period:Middle Devonian
Key time interval: Eifelian Zone:  australis
Age range of interval: 393.47 - 387.95 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Denay Limestone
Local section:VD Local bed:153
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Johnson et. al. (1996) list this bed as "Section Prefix: TA, Sample number: 153, Nearest Foot: 153, Meters in section: 46.6". It is assumed that the nearest foot and meter measurements are referenced from the base of their Section V, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:planar lamination lithified argillaceous mudstone
Secondary lithology: conglomerate
Lithology description: platy, argillaceous lime mudstone (basinal facies) interbedded with lime clast conglomerates (slope-dervied debris flows)
Environment:basinal (carbonate)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils,some microfossils
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:brachiopod, coral and conodont taxa, only
Metadata
Database number:5296
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:D. Carlson
Modifier:C. Ferguson Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-09-21 08:14:16 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:25
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
122. J. G. Johnson, G. Klapper, and M. Elrick. 1996. Devonian Transgressive-Regressive Cycles and Biostratigraphy, Northern Antelope Range, Nevada: Establishment of Reference Horizons for Global Cycles. Palaios 11(1):3-14 [A. Miller/D. Carlson/A. Clement]