Point Hibbs Limestone, Tasmania (Devonian of Australia)

Where: Tasmania, Australia (42.6° S, 145.3° E: paleocoordinates 25.1° S, 175.3° E)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Point Hibbs Formation, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

• limestone

Primary reference: J. S. Jell and D. Hill. 1969. The Devonian Coral Fauna of the Point Hibbs Limestone, Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 104:1-16 [A. Miller/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7197: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 10.05.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae
Tryplasma sp.
Tryplasma sp. Lonsdale 1845 horn coral
 Cystiphyllida - Goniophyllidae
Rhizophyllum enorme
 Stauriida - Lykophyllidae
Plasmophyllum tasmaniense n. sp.
Plasmophyllum tasmaniense n. sp. horn coral
 Stauriida - Endophyllidae
Endophyllum banksi n. sp.
Endophyllum banksi n. sp. horn coral
 Stauriida - Disphyllidae
Disphyllum repansum n. sp., Martinophyllum approximans, Gurievskiella abyssus n. sp.
Disphyllum repansum n. sp. horn coral
Gurievskiella abyssus n. sp. horn coral
 Stauriida - Mucophyllidae
Pseudamplexus ? princeps
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
Cladopora sp.
Cladopora sp. Hall 1851 tabulate coral
 Favositida - Favositidae
Squameofavosites ramosus n. sp., Squameofavosites bryani, Favosites careyi n. sp., Favosites goldfussi
Squameofavosites ramosus n. sp. tabulate coral
Squameofavosites bryani var. ramosus var. nov.
Squameofavosites bryani tabulate coral
Favosites careyi n. sp. tabulate coral
Favosites goldfussi Lecompte 1939 tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Thecostegitidae
Thecostegites ejuncidus n. sp.
Thecostegites ejuncidus n. sp. tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora sp.
Aulopora sp. Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral