Where: Parana, Brazil (25.1° S, 50.2° W: paleocoordinates 76.9° S, 129.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Ponta Grossa Formation, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)
• I am using the more common name of Ponta Grossa Fm. Melo considers this a member of the Santa Rosa Fm.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; shale
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 37082: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Ophiuroidea | |
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866 brittle star | |
Stenuroidea | |
? Echinasterella sp. Stürtz 1890 | |
Crinoidea | |
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily | |
Stylophora | |
Polychaeta | |
Cephalopoda | |
? Kionoceras sp. Hyatt 1884 | |
? Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932 | |
Gastropoda | |
"Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp." = Platyostoma
"Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp." = Platyostoma Conrad 1842 snail | |
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899 snail | |
? Mourlonia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam | |
"Nuculana" sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam | |
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam | |
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya Children 1823 Awning Clam | |
"Sphenotus" sp., "Cardiomorpha" sp., "Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris, Grammysioidea sp.
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884 clam
"Cardiomorpha" sp. de Koninck 1844 clam
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris clam
Grammysioidea sp. Williams 1916 clam | |
Modiomorpha sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam | |
Pleurodapis sp. clam | |
? Cypricardella sp. Hall 1856 clam | |
Lingulata | |
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847 | |
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797 | |
Craniata | |
Craniops sp. Hall 1859 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
? Mucrospirifer sp. Grabau 1931 | |
"Coelospira" sp. Hall 1863 | |
Strophomenata | |
"Schuchertella" sp. Girty 1904 | |
Hyolitha | |
"Hyolithes" sp. d'Eichwald 1840 | |
Lophophorata | |
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820 | |
Trilobita | |
Burmeisteria sp. Salter 1865 trilobite | |
? Gamonedaspis sp. Branisa and Vanek 1973 trilobite | |
Calmonia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
Pennaia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
Paracalmonia sp. Struve 1958 trilobite
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907 trilobite | |
Deuteropoda | |
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod | |
Scyphozoa | |
Mesoconularia sp. jellyfish
Conularia sp. jellyfish | |
Demospongiae | |
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