Where: Parana, Brazil (26.1° S, 52.6° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 84.4° S, 65.6° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Ponta Grossa Formation, Emsian to Emsian (410.6 - 387.9 Ma)
• I am using the more common name of Ponta Grossa Fm. Melo considers this a member of the Santa Rosa Fm.
Environment/lithology: marine; shale and sandstone
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 37106: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Tentaculita | |
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820 | |
Bivalvia | |
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya
"Solemya (Janeia) sp." = Solemya Children 1823 Awning Clam | |
Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam | |
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam | |
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 horsemussel | |
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris, "Sphenotus" sp.
"Prothyris (Paraprothyris) sp." = Paraprothyris clam
"Sphenotus" sp. Hall 1884 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
Ptomatis sp. Clarke 1899 snail
Plectonotus sp. Clarke 1899 snail | |
Strophomenata | |
"Schuchertella" sp. Girty 1904 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Lingulata | |
"Lingula" sp. Bruguiére 1797 | |
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847 | |
Hyolitha | |
"Hyolithes" sp. d'Eichwald 1840 | |
Polychaeta | |
Stylophora | |
Crinoidea | |
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily | |
Ophiuroidea | |
Encrinaster sp. Haekel 1866 brittle star | |
Stenuroidea | |
? Echinasterella sp. Stürtz 1890 | |
Demospongiae | |
Palaeosabella sp. Clarke 1921 demosponge | |
Scyphozoa | |
Mesoconularia sp. jellyfish |