Elegest River, Tuva (Silurian of Russian Federation)

Also known as Reef 1011

Where: Tyva, Russian Federation (51.3° N, 93.8° E: paleocoordinates 28.6° N, 17.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Angachi Formation, Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)

• Upper Llandovery. Overlies Kyzyl-Chiraa formation. Correlated with upper half of Syrovatiy formation.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: V. A. Sytova. 1979. Nekotoryye rugozy (korally) iz siluriyskikh otlozheniy opornogo razreza Elegest (Tuva) [Rugose corals from Silurian deposits; base of Elegest Suite, Tuva]. Voprosy Paleontologii 8:29-37 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79925: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 27.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Ptychophyllidae
Cyathactis typus horn coral