Where: Maranhao, Brazil (7.0° S, 48.0° W: paleocoordinates 78.6° S, 27.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Emsian to Emsian (407.6 - 387.7 Ma)
• Based on stratigraphic charts and discussion in text, this would likely be the equivalent of Pimenteira Fm.
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
Primary reference: J. H. G. Melo. 1988. The Malvinokaffric realm in the Devonian of Brazil. N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass, eds. Devonian of the World, Volume I. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 669-703 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 37118: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 03.03.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866 | |
Pisces | |
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish | |
Crinoidea | |
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily | |
Bivalvia | |
? Pterinopecten sp. Hall 1883 scallop | |
Lophophorata | |
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820 | |
Strophomenata | |
? Eodevonaria sp. Twenhofel 1914 | |
"Chonetacea indet." = Chonetoidea
"Chonetacea indet." = Chonetoidea Bronn 1862 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Spiriferacea indet." = Spiriferoidea
"Spiriferacea indet." = Spiriferoidea King 1846 | |
Trilobita | |
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite | |
Ostracoda | |
? Primitia sp. Jones and Holl 1923 ostracod | |
? Bythocypris sp. Brady 1880 ostracod | |
? Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod |