Where: Iowa (43.0° N, 93.0° W: paleocoordinates 29.2° S, 37.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Owen Member (Lime Creek Formation), Frasnian (382.7 - 372.2 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; 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 40290: 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 | |
"Pachyphyllum crassicostatum" = Pachyphyllum, Pachyphyllum dumonti n. sp., "Medusaephyllum sp." = Pachyphyllum, Macgeea sp., Macgeea camplanulata n. sp.
"Pachyphyllum crassicostatum" = Pachyphyllum horn coral
Pachyphyllum dumonti n. sp. Sorauf 1998 horn coral
"Medusaephyllum sp." = Pachyphyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 horn coral
Macgeea sp. Webster 1889 horn coral
Macgeea camplanulata n. sp. Sorauf 1998 horn coral | |
Disphyllum sp. Fromentel 1861 horn coral
Hexagonaria bassleri horn coral | |
Charactophyllum sp. Simpson 1900 horn coral
Charactophyllum cf. nanum horn coral |