Emsian Loc. 1 of Melo: Uraguayan outcrop belt (Devonian of Uruguay)

Where: Uruguay (33.0° S, 55.0° W: paleocoordinates 68.5° S, 136.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Cordobes Formation, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

• This formation is not explicitly mentioned in the faunal list, but it is the only formation mentioned in the text.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• "Cordobes formation shales"

Primary reference: J. H. G. Melo. 1988. The Malvinokaffric realm in the Devonian of Brazil. N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass, eds. Devonian of the World, Volume I. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 669-703 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 37078: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Ophiuroidea
  - Encrinasteridae
Encrinaster sp.
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866 brittle star
Tentaculita
 Styliolinida - Styliolinidae
Styliolina sp.
Styliolina sp. Karpinsky 1884
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp.
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp.
 Strophomenida -
Australostrophia sp.
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Notiochonetes sp.
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
Australospirifer sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Australocoelia sp.
 Terebratulida - Meganterididae
"Derbyina" sp.
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp.
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
"Serpulites" sp.
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Plectonotus sp.
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana" sp.
"Nuculana" sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp.
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp.
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Pleurodapis sp.
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiomorpha sp., Goniophora sp.
Modiomorpha sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
Goniophora sp. Phillips 1848 clam
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Burmeisteria sp.
Burmeisteria sp. Salter 1865 trilobite
 Phacopida - Calmoniidae
? Paracalmonia sp., Metacryphaeus sp., ? Calmonia sp., ? Pennaia sp.
? Paracalmonia sp. Struve 1958 trilobite
Metacryphaeus sp. Reed 1907 trilobite
? Calmonia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
? Pennaia sp. Clarke 1913 trilobite
 Phacopida - Acastidae
"Acaste" sp.
"Acaste" sp. Goldfuss 1843 trilobite