Zudanez, Copacabana Formation, Chuquisaca: Asselian - Sakmarian, Bolivia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Palaeotextulariidae
Climacammina sp. Brady 1873
Fusulinidae
Fusulinidae indet. Moeller 1878
Schwagerinidae
Triticites uddeni Dunbar and Skinner 1937
Monodiexodina sp. Sosnina 1956
Pseudofusulina sp. Dunbar and Skinner 1931
Pseudoschwagerina texana Dunbar and Skinner 1937
recombined as Stewartina texana
Ammodiscidae
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
Blastoidea
Blastoidea indet. Say 1825
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
? Allorisma sp. King 1844
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Omphalotrochus obtusispira (Shumard 1859)
Omphalotrochus cf. antiquus (d'Orbigny 1842)
Cinclidonema aff. texanum Knight 1945
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira delicata Chronic 1949
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis (Shumard and Swallow 1858)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora aff. illinoisensis (Worthen 1884)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma thevenini (Kozlowski 1914)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina ? campestris
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa (Shumard 1855)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer condor (d'Orbigny 1842)
recombined as Gypospirifer condor
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris guadalupensis (Shumard 1859)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita (Hall 1852)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni (Marcou 1858)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma bovidens (Morton 1836)
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina orbignyana (de Koninck 1847)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus parvus
Linoproductus sp. (Chao 1927)
Linoproductus cora (d'Orbigny 1842)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Kozlowskia capaci (d'Orbigny 1842)
Retaria cf. lasallenis
Antiquatonia latetergata
Chaoiella boliviensis (d'Orbigny 1842)
recombined as Alpavlia boliviensis
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Kochiproductus peruvianus (d'Orbigny 1842)
Reticulatia globosa
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Waagenoconcha humboldti (d'Orbigny 1842)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Lissochonetes sp. Dunbar and Condra 1932
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
? Polypora sp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina cf. apurimacana Chronic 1949
Fenestrellina cf. picchuensis Chronic 1949
recombined as Alternifenestella picchuensis
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
? Silvaseptopora incaica Chronic 1949
recombined as Septopora incaica
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora picchuensis Chronic 1949
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Meekopora cf. prosseri Ullrich 1890
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium striatum (d'Orbigny 1842)
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Michelinia transitoria
see common names

Geography
Country:Bolivia
Coordinates: 19.1° South, 64.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.7° South, 45.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Cisuralian
Key time interval:Asselian - Sakmarian
Age range of interval:298.90000 - 290.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Copacabana
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: light grey to light brown (and grey-black, yellow and red) micritic limestones, with clay lenses, sandy marls and calcareous sandstone beds; 20 m thick
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:62316
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate,micropaleontology
Created:2006-07-18 07:12:11 Last modified:2006-07-18 10:45:55
Access level:the public Released:2006-07-18 07:12:11
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18014. W. Barth. 1972. Das Permokarbon bei Zudanez (Bolivien) und eine Übersicht des Jungpaläozoikums im zentralen Teil der Anden [The Permo-Carboniferous of Zudanez (Bolivia) and a synopsis of Early Paleozoic in the central part of the Andes]. Geologische Rundschau 61(1):249-270 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]