Winnipegosis Fm (Devonian of Canada)

Also known as Reef 2196

Where: Manitoba, Canada (52.8° N, 100.8° W: paleocoordinates 21.1° S, 36.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Winnipegosis Formation, Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• Conodonts of lower varcus zone

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified reef rocks

• Cliff-forming reefs of massive, pale brown, finely crystalline dolomite with closely spaced vugs that define bedding; inter-reef of bituminous laminated dolomite

Primary reference: C. W. Stearn. 1996. Stromatoporoids from the Devonian (Eifelian to Lowest Frasnian) of Manitoba, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 70(2):196-217 [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3635: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Phil Novack-Gottshall on 05.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

• Stromatoporoid systematics
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Conodonta
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Conodonta indet.
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Stringocephalidae
Stringocephalus sp.
Anthozoa
 Rugosa -
Rugosa indet.
Rugosa indet. horn coral
 Tabulata -
Tabulata indet.
Tabulata indet. tabulate coral
Stromatoporoidea
 Stromatoporida - Syringostromellidae
Syringostromella sp.
Syringostromella sp. Nestor 1966 stromatoporoid sponge
"sp. A" - originally entered as "Syringostromella sp. A"
 Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae
Taleastroma logansportense
Taleastroma logansportense Galloway and St Jean 1957 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Clathrodictyidae
Clathrodictyon sp.
Clathrodictyon sp. Nicholson and Murie 1878 stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae
Clathrocoilona cf. obliterata
Clathrocoilona cf. obliterata Lecompte 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
"cf. C. obliterata" - originally entered as "Clathrocoilona cf. C. obliterata"
 Stromatoporellida - Trupetostromatidae
Trupetostroma sp., Trupetostroma imbrex
Trupetostroma sp. Parks 1936 stromatoporoid sponge
originally entered as "Trupestroma sp."
Trupetostroma imbrex Stearn 1996 stromatoporoid sponge
originally entered as "Trupestroma imbrex"
 Actinostromatida - Actinostromatidae
Actinostroma tyrrelli
Actinostroma tyrrelli Nicholson 1891 stromatoporoid sponge