Elegest River, Tuva (Silurian of Russian Federation)

Where: Tyva, Russian Federation (51.3° N, 93.8° E: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 6.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pichishui Member (Baital Formation), Pridoli (423.0 - 419.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified sandstone and 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 79926: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 27.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Rugosa -
Sokoloviella delicata n. gen. n. sp.
Sokoloviella delicata n. gen. n. sp. Sytova 1979 horn coral