Eurypterid-Associated Biota of Stage 9D, Oslo Region (Silurian of Norway)

Where: Norway (59.9° N, 10.8° E: paleocoordinates 19.9° S, 7.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "Stage 9D. Wenlockian."

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; calcareous mudstone and limestone

• "Nonmarine or brackish"
• "Dark-colored, calcareous mudstone, interbedded withshale and impure limestone"

Primary reference: R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 26926: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 08.11.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Mixopteridae
Mixopterus sp. Ruedemann 1921 eurypterid
 Eurypterida - Erieopteridae
 Eurypterida - Eurypteridae
"Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus" = Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus
"Baltoeurypterus tetragonophthalmus" = Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus Fischer 1839 eurypterid
Chlorophyceae
 Dasycladales -
Chaetocladus sp. Whitfield 1894
algae