Zudanez, Copacabana Formation, Chuquisaca (Permian to of Bolivia)

Where: Bolivia (19.1° S, 64.7° W: paleocoordinates 36.7° S, 45.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Copacabana Formation, Asselian to Asselian (298.9 - 290.1 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• light grey to light brown (and grey-black, yellow and red) micritic limestones, with clay lenses, sandy marls and calcareous sandstone beds; 20 m thick

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: W. Barth. 1972. Das Permokarbon bei Zudanez (Bolivien) und eine Übersicht des Jungpaläozoikums im zentralen Teil der Anden [The Permo-Carboniferous of Zudanez (Bolivia) and a synopsis of Early Paleozoic in the central part of the Andes]. Geologische Rundschau 61(1):249-270 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62316: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.07.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Cinclidonema aff. texanum, Omphalotrochus cf. antiquus, Omphalotrochus obtusispira
Cinclidonema aff. texanum Knight 1945 snail
Omphalotrochus cf. antiquus d'Orbigny 1842 snail
Omphalotrochus obtusispira Shumard 1859 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira delicata
Peruvispira delicata Chronic 1949 snail
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
? Allorisma sp.
? Allorisma sp. King 1844 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina ? campestris
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer condor" = Gypospirifer condor
"Neospirifer condor" = Gypospirifer condor d'Orbigny 1842
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris guadalupensis
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma thevenini
Stenoscisma thevenini Kozlowski 1914
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis
Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora aff. illinoisensis
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma bovidens
Dielasma bovidens Morton 1836
Strophomenata
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Waagenoconcha humboldti
Waagenoconcha humboldti d'Orbigny 1842
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina orbignyana
Hystriculina orbignyana de Koninck 1847
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus parvus, Linoproductus sp., Linoproductus cora
Linoproductus sp. Chao 1927
Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
 Productida - Productidae
Reticulatia globosa, Kochiproductus peruvianus
Kochiproductus peruvianus d'Orbigny 1842
 Productida - Productellidae
"Chaoiella boliviensis" = Alpavlia boliviensis, Retaria cf. lasallenis, Antiquatonia latetergata, Kozlowskia capaci
"Chaoiella boliviensis" = Alpavlia boliviensis d'Orbigny 1842
Kozlowskia capaci d'Orbigny 1842
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Lissochonetes sp.
Lissochonetes sp. Dunbar and Condra 1932
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
"? Silvaseptopora incaica" = Septopora incaica
"? Silvaseptopora incaica" = Septopora incaica Chronic 1949
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
"Fenestrellina cf. picchuensis" = Alternifenestella picchuensis, Fenestrellina cf. apurimacana
"Fenestrellina cf. picchuensis" = Alternifenestella picchuensis Chronic 1949
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
? Polypora sp.
 Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Meekopora cf. prosseri
 Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora picchuensis
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Blastoidea
  -
Blastoidea indet.
Blastoidea indet. Say 1825 blastoid
Anthozoa
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Michelinia transitoria
Michelinia transitoria tabulate coral
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium striatum
Lophophyllidium striatum d'Orbigny 1842 horn coral
Foraminifera
 Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae
Ammodiscus sp.
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
 Palaeotextularoidea - Palaeotextulariidae
Climacammina sp.
Climacammina sp. Brady 1873
 Fusulinoidea - Fusulinidae
Fusulinidae indet.
Fusulinidae indet. Moeller 1878
 Fusulinoidea - Schwagerinidae
"Pseudoschwagerina texana" = Stewartina texana, Pseudofusulina sp., Triticites uddeni, Monodiexodina sp.
"Pseudoschwagerina texana" = Stewartina texana Dunbar and Skinner 1937
Pseudofusulina sp. Dunbar and Skinner 1931
Triticites uddeni Dunbar and Skinner 1937
Monodiexodina sp. Sosnina 1956