Ems. Loc. 15 of Melo: Chapada dos Guimaraes (Parana Bas., Alto Garcas Sub-basin) (Devonian of Brazil)

Where: Mato Grosso, Brazil (15.0° S, 56.0° W: paleocoordinates 75.4° S, 80.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Chapada Group, Emsian (407.6 - 393.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone and shale

• No explicit lithology given for this locality. Chapada Group as a whole consists of shales, silts, and sands, much like the Ponta Grossa to the south. It is generally sandier, however, and inferred to represent shallower water.

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 37096: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004

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 Ichnofossils -
? Skolithos sp.
? Skolithos sp. Haldemann 1840