Skały section, Łysogóry region of the Holy Cross Mountains (Devonian of Poland)

Where: Poland (50.9° N, 21.2° E: paleocoordinates 26.3° S, 42.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• latest Eifelian

Environment/lithology: intrashelf or intraplatform reef; marl and limestone

• The Skały Beds, well-known for their rich and well-preserved fauna, reflect sedimentation in a relatively deep-water, intrashelf setting
• clay-rich deposits with marl and limestone intercalations

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Jakubowicz, B. Berkowski, M. L. Correa, E. Jarochowska, M. Joachimski and Z. Belka. 2015. Stable Isotope Signatures of Middle Palaeozoic Ahermatypic Rugose Corals – Deciphering Secondary Alteration, Vital Fractionation Effects, and Palaeoecological Implications. Plos one [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 173003: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 08.09.2015

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Cystiphyllida - Goniophyllidae
Calceola sandalina
Calceola sandalina Linnaeus 1771 horn coral
 Stauriida - Hadrophyllidae
Microcyclus praecox
Microcyclus praecox Roemer 1844 horn coral