Articulate Brachiopods of the Isakovtsy Beds, Isakovtsy Stage, Podolia (Silurian of Ukraine)

Where: Ukraine (49.0° N, 25.8° E: paleocoordinates 20.6° S, 6.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Isakovtsy Beds Formation, Ludfordian (425.6 - 423.0 Ma)

• From correlation chart in this paper: Correlation is with middle and upper Whitcliffe.

Environment/lithology: marine; marl and dolomitic, argillaceous limestone

• Lithology based on symbols in illustrated section. Shown are: dolomitic limestone, marl, and argillaceous limestone.

Primary reference: O. I. Nikiforova, T. L. Modzalevskaya, and M. G. Bassett. 1985. Review of the Upper Silurian and Lower Devonian articulate brachiopods of Podolia. Special Papers in Palaeontology (34)1-66 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14146: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 16.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

• Articulate brachiopods only.
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida -
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Delthyris elevata Dalman 1828
 Athyridida - Dayiidae
Dayia navicula Sowerby 1839
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Homoeospira baylei Davidson 1848