PBDB Collection

Rugosa of the Frasnian Reef facies (Devonian of Canada)

Where: British Columbia-Alberta, Canada (52.0° N, 120.0° W: paleocoordinates 10.9° S, 58.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)

• Includes exposures of Cairn Formation (Flume Member and unnamed upper member) and Southest Formation (Peechee, Cripple Tongue, and Grotto Members).

• group-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and dolomite

• reefal facies

• limestones and dolomites, in places separated by shales

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. A. McLean and J. E. Sorauf. 1988. The distribution of rugose corals in Frasnian outcrop sequences of North America. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, and D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume III. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada 379-396 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40283: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Rugosa -	Rugosa indet. Rugosa indet. horn coral Parasmithiphyllum or Wapitiphyllum
Rugosa - Charactophyllidae	Hunanophrentis praecedens Hunanophrentis praecedens horn coral
Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae	Peneckiella densa, Peneckiella sp., Phacellophyllum spp., "Pachyphyllum anfractum" = Pachyphyllum, "Medusaephyllum nevadense" = Pachyphyllum, "Medusaephyllum woodmani" = Pachyphyllum Peneckiella densa horn coral Peneckiella sp. Soshkina 1939 horn coral Phacellophyllum spp. Gürich 1909 horn coral "Pachyphyllum anfractum" = Pachyphyllum horn coral "Medusaephyllum nevadense" = Pachyphyllum horn coral "Medusaephyllum woodmani" = Pachyphyllum horn coral
Stauriida - Disphyllidae	Hexagonaria cf. inequalis, Disphyllum sp. Hexagonaria cf. inequalis horn coral Disphyllum sp. Fromentel 1861 horn coral
Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae	Tabulophyllum sp., Smithiphyllum crassatum, Smithiphyllum belanskii, Smithiphyllum grandivesiculosum, Smithiphyllum imperfectum, Smithiphyllum whittakeri, Smithiphyllum meridianum, Tarphyphyllum besti Tabulophyllum sp. Fenton and Fenton 1924 horn coral Smithiphyllum crassatum horn coral Smithiphyllum belanskii horn coral Smithiphyllum grandivesiculosum horn coral Smithiphyllum imperfectum horn coral Smithiphyllum whittakeri horn coral Smithiphyllum meridianum McLean and Pedder 1987 horn coral Tarphyphyllum besti McLean and Pedder 1984 horn coral