Leptocoelia Community, Cano del Oeste Fmn., Sierra de Perija (Devonian of Venezuela)

Where: Venezuela (10.5° N, 72.5° W: paleocoordinates 47.9° S, 44.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Cano del Oeste Formation (Rio Cachira Group), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; green mudstone and sandstone

• Unit interpreted as restricted platform. Overall sequence is interpreted as transgressive-regressive cycle related to prograding delta complex.
• "Lodolitas verde oliva y areniscas inmaduras. Incremento del grano hacia el tope."

Collection methods: Abundances are given by authors.

Primary reference: T. M. Sanchez and J. L. Benedetto. 1983. Paleoecologia, comunidades bentonicas y sucesion paleoambiental en el Grupo Rio Cachiri, Devonico, Sierra de Perija, Venezueal. Ameghiniana 20(3-4):163-198 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35897: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 08.01.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum sp.
Pleurodictyum sp. Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
Mediospirifer "sp. A"
  - Tropidoleptidae
Tropidoleptus sp.
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp.
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Leptocoelia sp.
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Devonochonetes" sp.
"Devonochonetes" sp. Muir-Wood 1962
Trilobita
  -
Trilobita indet.
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite