Where: Ukraine (48.7° N, 26.8° E: paleocoordinates 24.7° S, 7.3° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Demshin Subsuite Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)
• Demshin subsuite of Yaruga series (Kitaigorodian superhorizon or "stage"). Fig. 38.1 gives correlation chart.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; marl and argillaceous limestone
Collection methods: Counts are given for trilobites. It seems implicit that all elements are known from type locality, even though the community is more widely distributed.
Primary reference: V. P. Gritsenko, A. A. Istchenko, L. I. Konstantinenko and P. D. Tsegelnjuk. 1999. Animal and plant communities of Podolia. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 462-487 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 23349: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 12.07.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
| |
Protozoa | |
Anthozoa | |
Syringaxon siluriensis horn coral | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Dicoelosia paralata Bassett 1972 | |
Resserella sabrinae Bassett 1972 | |
Striispirifer plicatellus Linnaeus 1758 | |
Trilobita | |
Acanthopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847 trilobite | |
Scutellum umbonatum trilobite | |
Bumastus phrix trilobite
Bumastus barriensis Murchison 1839 trilobite | |
Decoroproetus restvensis trilobite | |
Proetus concinnus Dalman 1827 trilobite
Warburgella cf. stokesii Murchison 1839 trilobite | |
Harpidella podolica trilobite | |
Leonaspis marclini trilobite | |
Encrinurus punctatus Wahlenberg 1821 trilobite | |
Cheirurus insignis trilobite | |
Calymene blumenbachii Brongniart 1822 trilobite
Flexicalymene studenicense trilobite | |
Dalmanites cf. caudatus BrĂ¼nnich 1781 trilobite |