Coupe De Dewal, beds 11-58 (Devonian of Afghanistan)

Also known as Reef 1475

Where: Ghazni, Afghanistan (33.8° N, 68.0° E: paleocoordinates 29.4° S, 106.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Dewal Formation (Nawar Group), Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• beds 11-58, about 130 m thick

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• The Formation of Dewal is a very well developed reef complex

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original calcite

Collection methods: peel or thin section

Primary reference: B. Mistiaen. 1985. Phénomènes récifaux dans le Dévonien d'Afghanistan (Montagnes Centrales) - Analyse et systématique des Stromatopores. Societe Geologique du Nord (11)1-381 [W. Kiessling/F. Reichel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 74993: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Falko Reichel on 13.09.2007, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Temnocarinia sp.
Hormogoneae
 Oscillatoriales - Girvanellaceae
Girvanella sp.
Girvanella sp. Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
Sphaerocodium
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Sphaerocodium sp.
Sphaerocodium sp. Rothpletz 1890
 Life -
"cf. Wetheredella sp." = Allonema
"cf. Wetheredella sp." = Allonema
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Conodonta
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus expansus
Icriodus expansus Branson and Mehl 1938 conodont
 Belodellida - Belodellidae
Belodella triangularis
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp.
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
 Atrypida -
Atrypacea indet.
Atrypacea indet. Gill 1871
 Terebratulida - Stringocephalidae
Stringocephalus sp., Stringocephalus aff. burtini, Parastringocephalus dewalense, "? Rensselandia sp." = Newberria, "Rensselandia aff. circularis" = Newberria
"? Rensselandia sp." = Newberria
"Rensselandia aff. circularis" = Newberria
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
Keriophyllum cf. cylindricum
 Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Disphyllidae indet., cf. Hexagonaria sp., Hexagonaria cf. lavali
Disphyllidae indet. Hill 1939 horn coral
cf. Hexagonaria sp. Gürich 1896 horn coral
 Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae
Thamnophyllum sp., Phillipsastrea cf. hennahi, Macgeea sp.
Thamnophyllum sp. Penecke 1894 horn coral
Macgeea sp. Webster 1889 horn coral
 Stauriida - Ptenophyllidae
? Embolophyllum sp.
? Embolophyllum sp. Pedder 1967 horn coral
 Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae
Siphonophrentis sp.
Siphonophrentis sp. O'Connell 1914 horn coral
 Heliolitida - Heliolitidae
Heliolites sp.
Heliolites sp. Dana 1846 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Thamnopora sp., Thamnopora cf. alta
Thamnopora sp. Steininger 1831 tabulate coral
Thamnopora cf. alta tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Pachyfavosites sp., Squameofavosites cf. divissimus
Pachyfavosites sp. Sokolov 1952 tabulate coral
 Favositida -
Dendropora sp.
Dendropora sp. Michelin 1846 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Alveolitidae
Scoliopora sp., Scoliopora "sp. 1", Alveolites sp.
Scoliopora sp. Lang et al. 1940 tabulate coral
Scoliopora "sp. 1" Lang et al. 1940 tabulate coral
Alveolites sp. Lamarck 1801 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Coenitidae
Coenitidae indet.
Coenitidae indet. Sardeson 1896 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringoporidae indet.
Syringoporidae indet. Fromentel 1864 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Auloporidae indet.
Auloporidae indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 tabulate coral
Stromatoporoidea
 Clathrodictyida - Atelodictyidae
Atelodictyon strictum, Atelodictyon cf. connectum, Atelodictyon dewalense n. sp.
Atelodictyon strictum stromatoporoid sponge
Atelodictyon cf. connectum stromatoporoid sponge
Atelodictyon dewalense n. sp. Mistiaen 1985 stromatoporoid sponge
 Clathrodictyida - Gerronostromatidae
Gerronostroma lemniscum
Gerronostroma lemniscum stromatoporoid sponge
 Syringostromatida - Coenostromatidae
Habrostroma paucicanaliculata, ? Habrostroma sp., Habrostroma incrustans
Habrostroma paucicanaliculata stromatoporoid sponge
? Habrostroma sp. Fagerstrom 1982 stromatoporoid sponge
Habrostroma incrustans stromatoporoid sponge
 Syringostromatida - Stachyoditidae
Stachyodes cf. verticillata, ? Stachyodes sp., Stachyodes ? australe, Stachyodes costulata
Stachyodes cf. verticillata stromatoporoid sponge
? Stachyodes sp. Bargatzky 1881 stromatoporoid sponge
Stachyodes ? australe stromatoporoid sponge
Stachyodes costulata Lecompte 1952 stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporida - Stromatoporidae
Stromatopora concentrica, Stromatopora huepschii, Taleastroma boiarschinovi
Stromatopora concentrica stromatoporoid sponge
Stromatopora huepschii Bargatzky 1881 stromatoporoid sponge
Taleastroma boiarschinovi stromatoporoid sponge
 Amphiporida - Amphiporidae
Amphipora sp., Euryamphipora sp.
Amphipora sp. Schulz 1883 stromatoporoid sponge
Euryamphipora sp. Klovan 1966 stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporellida - Trupetostromatidae
Hermatostroma afghanense n. sp.
Hermatostroma afghanense n. sp. Mistiaen 1985 stromatoporoid sponge
 Stromatoporellida - Stromatoporellidae
Clathrocoilona sp., Clathrocoilona obliterata, Clathrocoilona spissa, Stictostroma cf. brylkini, ? Stictostroma sp., Stromatoporella granulata
Clathrocoilona sp. Yavorsky 1931 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrocoilona obliterata Lecompte 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Clathrocoilona spissa Lecompte 1951 stromatoporoid sponge
Stictostroma cf. brylkini stromatoporoid sponge
? Stictostroma sp. Parks 1936 stromatoporoid sponge
Stromatoporella granulata stromatoporoid sponge
Demospongiae
 Chaetetida - Chaetetidae
Staphylopora "sp. 1", Staphylopora "sp. 2"
Staphylopora "sp. 1" Le Maître 1956 chaetetid sponge
Staphylopora "sp. 2" Le Maître 1956 chaetetid sponge