Tibidy, Kersadiou Formation, bed 1 (Devonian of France)

Where: Bretagne, France (48.3° N, 4.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.0° S, 22.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Kersadiou Formation (Troaon Group), Middle Givetian (383.0 - 380.2 Ma)

• Lower Polygnathus varcus zone, Middle Givetian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified siltstone and lithified limestone

• sand and siltstone and calcareous concretion-bearing layers

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Botquelen and P. R. Racheboeuf. 2008. Benthic paleoecology in the givetian: an example from the Kersadiou Formation (massif armoricain, NW France). Palaios 23:246-259 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84042: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 16.09.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
Bojodouvillina (Bojodouvillina) taeniolata
 Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptagonia sp.
 Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Arcuaminetes kerfornei, Holynetes stephaniae
 Strophomenida -
Ogorella janickae
 Productida - Productellidae
Spinulicosta spinulicosta
 Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
"Iridostrophia sp." = Iridistrophia
"Iridostrophia sp." = Iridistrophia Havlicek 1965
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Prokopia sp.
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp.
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina sp.
Cyrtina sp. Davidson 1858