Where: Antarctica (84.8° S, 115.0° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 175.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Horlick Formation, Early/Lower Devonian (419.2 - 393.3 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous sandstone and mudstone
Collection methods: Taxa are listed as Present, Abundant, Rare.
Primary reference: M. A. Bradshaw and L. McCartan. 1991. Palaeoecology and systematics of Early Devonian bivalves from the Horlick Formation, Ohio Range, Antarctica. Alcheringa 15(1):1-42 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 35565: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.12.2003, edited by Pete Wagner
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea | |
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Hyolitha | |
Hyolitha indet. Marek 1963 | |
Lingulata | |
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Lophophorata | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
Plectonotus derbyi Clarke 1899 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Phestia cf. viator clam | |
Nuculites frigidus n. sp.
Nuculites frigidus n. sp. clam | |
Notonucula cuspidis n. gen. n. sp., Notonucula demissa n. gen. n. sp.
Notonucula cuspidis n. gen. n. sp. Bradshaw and McCartan 1991 nut clam
Notonucula demissa n. gen. n. sp. Bradshaw and McCartan 1991 nut clam | |
? Gosseletia sp. Barrois 1882 clam | |
? Pterinea sp. Goldfuss 1832 oyster | |
Glossites sp., Modiomorpha herculi n. sp.
Glossites sp. Hall 1885 clam
Modiomorpha herculi n. sp. clam | |
Orthonota sp. Conrad 1841 clam | |
Palaeosolen algidus n. sp.
Palaeosolen algidus n. sp. clam | |
Obrimia ovalis n. sp.
Obrimia ovalis n. sp. clam | |
Trilobita | |
Burmeisteria (Digonus) antarcticus trilobite |