Bandera Fmn, Nogueras area, Aragon, Spain (Devonian of Spain)

Where: Aragon, Spain (41.1° N, 1.1° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 35.9° S, 0.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Bandera Formation, Frasnian (382.3 - 372.1 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; micaceous shale and lime mudstone

• "The formation is made up of very uniform fine shale with some mica and abundant Buchiola. Besides some thin layers of silty shales there are no coarser sediments. Benthos is absent. [Conodonts found in micritic calcareous nodules.]"

Primary reference: P. Carls. 1988. The Devonian of Celtiberia (Spain) and Devonian paleogeography of SW Europe. In N. J. McMillan, A. F. Embry, D. J. Glass (eds.), Devonian of the World, Volume I 421-466 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 40447: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 23.06.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Pharciceratidae
Pharciceras sp.
Pharciceras sp. Hyatt 1884 ammonite
Bivalvia
 Cyrtodontida - Buchiolidae
Buchiola sp.
Buchiola sp. Barrande 1881 clam
Conodonta
 Prioniodontida - Icriodontidae
Icriodus sp.
Icriodus sp. Branson and Mehl 1938 conodont
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Ancyrodella lobata, "Polygnathus dubius" = Polygnathus dubia
"Polygnathus dubius" = Polygnathus dubia Hinde 1879 conodont