Late Ems./Eifelian Loc. 8 of Melo: Well 2-JA-1-GO, core 30 (Devonian to of Brazil)
Where: Goias, Brazil (18.0° S, 52.0° W: paleocoordinates 79.6° S, 91.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Chapada Group, Emsian to Emsian (407.6 - 387.7 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 37110: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 02.03.2004
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