Emsian Loc. 11 of Melo: Well 2-O-1-PR, core 18 (Devonian of Brazil)

Where: Parana, Brazil (24.0° S, 50.0° W: paleocoordinates 77.7° S, 126.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Campos Gerais Group, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone

• [Lithology not explicitly given for this core, but the overall sequence is characterized by shales, siltstones, and sandstones.]

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 37092: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Modiomorpha sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Cardiidia - Grammysiidae
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris clam
 Nuculanida - Cucullellidae
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
"Lingula" sp. BruguiƩre 1797
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Hyolitha
 Hyolithida - Hyolithidae
"Hyolithes" sp. d'Eichwald 1840