Where: Antarctica (84.8° S, 115.0° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 175.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Horlick Formation, Early/Lower Devonian (419.2 - 393.3 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous sandstone and mudstone
Collection methods: Taxa are listed as Present, Abundant, Rare.
Primary reference: M. A. Bradshaw and L. McCartan. 1991. Palaeoecology and systematics of Early Devonian bivalves from the Horlick Formation, Ohio Range, Antarctica. Alcheringa 15(1):1-42 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35565: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.12.2003, edited by Pete Wagner
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea | |
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Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
Plectonotus derbyi Clarke 1899 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Nuculites frigidus n. sp.
Nuculites frigidus n. sp. clam | |
Phestia cf. viator clam | |
Notonucula cuspidis n. gen. n. sp., Notonucula demissa n. gen. n. sp.
Notonucula cuspidis n. gen. n. sp. Bradshaw and McCartan 1991 nut clam
Notonucula demissa n. gen. n. sp. Bradshaw and McCartan 1991 nut clam | |
Obrimia ovalis n. sp.
Obrimia ovalis n. sp. clam | |
Palaeosolen algidus n. sp.
Palaeosolen algidus n. sp. clam | |
Orthonota sp. Conrad 1841 clam | |
Modiomorpha herculi n. sp., Glossites sp.
Modiomorpha herculi n. sp. clam
Glossites sp. Hall 1885 clam | |
? Gosseletia sp. Barrois 1882 clam | |
? Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832 oyster | |
Lingulata | |
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Hyolitha | |
Hyolitha indet. Marek 1963 | |
Lophophorata | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Trilobita | |
Burmeisteria (Digonus) antarcticus trilobite |