Where: Iowa (43.0° N, 93.0° W: paleocoordinates 29.2° S, 37.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Cerro Gordo Member (Lime Creek Formation), Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous shale and argillaceous limestone
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 40289: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.06.2004, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Anthozoa | |
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Charactophyllum nanum horn coral | |
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"Cystiphyllum" mundulum horn coral | |
Tabulophyllum rectum, Tabulophyllum solidum, Tabulophyllum ehlersi, Tabulophyllum robustum, Tabulophyllum ponderosum, Tabulophyllum ellipticum, Tabulophyllum rotundum
Tabulophyllum rectum horn coral
Tabulophyllum solidum horn coral
Tabulophyllum ehlersi horn coral
Tabulophyllum robustum horn coral
Tabulophyllum ponderosum horn coral
Tabulophyllum ellipticum horn coral
Tabulophyllum rotundum horn coral | |
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Iowaphyllum johanni horn coral | |
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Disphyllum tubiforme horn coral
Disphyllum dispassum horn coral
Hexagonaria inequalis horn coral
Hexagonaria whitfieldi horn coral | |
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Macgeea solitaria horn coral
Macgeea culmula horn coral
"Medusaephyllum woodmani" = Pachyphyllum horn coral | |