Viirelaid section, Velise Fm. (Silurian of Estonia)

Where: Saare, Estonia (58.5° N, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 20.7° S, 1.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Velise Formation, Adavere (439.0 - 428.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous claystone

• K-bentonite

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. Rubel, O. Hints, P. Männik, T. Meidla, V. Nestor, L. Sarv, and I. Sibul. 2007. Lower Silurian biostratigraphy of the Viirelaid core, western Estonia. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56(4):193-204 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 192058: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 05.03.2018

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Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Rectalloides sp. Neckaja 1966 ostracod
 Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
 Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
 Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
 Platycopida - Cavellinidae