Ramblar Fmn, middle carbonate unit, Nogueras area, Aragon, Spain (Devonian of Spain)

Where: Aragon, Spain (41.1° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 44.6° S, 34.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ramblar Formation, Late/Upper Emsian (402.5 - 391.9 Ma)

• middle part of Upper Emsian.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal limestone

• "The Ramblar Fmn is another excellent example for the structure of Celtiberian rhythmothems." [see lithology]
• "1)...the Ramblar Fmn begins with 18m of an arenaceous unit...calcareous sandstones...The facies development from these arenaceous beds of very shallow facies into the overlying limestones...2) 8m of largely carbonate sediments are the biogenic basis of the next rhythmothem...coquinites and crinoidal limestones...marly layers...3) 15m of rather black shales constitute the initial part of another Hercynic episode..."

Primary reference: P. Carls. 1988. The Devonian of Celtiberia (Spain) and Devonian paleogeography of SW Europe. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume I 421-466 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40424: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 23.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops" sp.
"Phacops" sp. Emmrich 1839 trilobite
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Anoplotheca sp.
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Pradoia sp., Anathyris ferronensis
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina sp.
Cyrtina sp. Davidson 1858
 Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Rhenothyris sp.
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Resserella sp., Tyersella sp.
Resserella sp. Bancroft 1928
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa cf. verneuiliana
 Rhynchonellida - Glossinotoechiidae
Glossinulus mimicus
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Tetratomia sp.
 Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Zdimir hercynicus
 Terebratulida - Cimicinellidae
Cimicinella loxogonia
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptagonia sp.
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Teichostrophia sp.
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Luanquella sp.
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestellidae indet.
 Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Monticulipora sp.
Monticulipora sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favositidae indet.
Favositidae indet. Dana 1846 tabulate coral
 Rugosa -
Rugosa indet.
Rugosa indet. horn coral
 Stauriida - Combophyllidae
Combophyllum sp.
Combophyllum sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 horn coral