MDF Burtnieki (Devonian of Estonia)

Also known as Abava

Where: Estonia (58.1° N, 25.5° E: paleocoordinates 10.2° S, 10.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: hermanni-cristatus conodont zone, Abava Member (Burtnieki Formation), Late/Upper Givetian (380.2 - 382.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial-deltaic; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Mark-Kurik. 2000. The Middle Devonian fishes of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia) and Belarus. In A. Blieck, S. Turner (eds.), CFS Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 223:309-324 [E. Dunne/S. Fasey]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 225778: authorized by Emma Dunne, entered by Sophie Fasey on 30.05.2022

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Taxonomic list

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Pteraspidomorpha
 Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae
Psammosteus spp.
Psammosteus spp. Agassiz 1844
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Psammolepis spp., Psammolepis abavica
Psammolepis spp. Agassiz 1843
Gnathostomata
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Chondrichthyes indet.
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes
 Acanthodiformes - Acanthodidae
Acanthodes "sp. 1", Acanthodes "sp. 2", Acanthodes "sp. 3", Acanthodes "sp. 4", Cheiracanthus brevicostatus
Acanthodes "sp. 1" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish
Acanthodes "sp. 2" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish
Acanthodes "sp. 3" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish
Acanthodes "sp. 4" Agassiz 1833 spiny fish
Cheiracanthus brevicostatus Gross 1973 spiny fish
Osteichthyes
 Dipnomorpha - Holoptychiidae
Laccognathus sp., Glyptolepis spp.
Laccognathus sp. Gross 1941 lobe-finned fish
Glyptolepis spp. Agassiz 1843 lobe-finned fish
 Dipnomorpha -
Hamodus lutkevitshi
Hamodus lutkevitshi lobe-finned fish
 Osteolepiformes - Panderichthyidae
Panderichthys sp.
Panderichthys sp. Gross 1941 lobe-finned fish
 Dipnoi -
Dipnoi indet.
Dipnoi indet. Müller 1884 lungfish
Actinopteri
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Moythomasia sp.
Moythomasia sp. Gross 1950
Osteichthyes
 Cheirolepidiformes - Cheirolepididae
Cheirolepis gaugeri
Cheirolepis gaugeri Gross 1973 ray-finned fish
Placodermi
 Arthrodira - Actinolepidae
Actinolepis magna
Actinolepis magna Mark-Kurik 1973 armour-plated fish
 Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Watsonosteus sp., Livosteus grandis, Plourdosteus panderi
Watsonosteus sp. Miles and Westoll 1963 armour-plated fish
Livosteus grandis Gross 1933 armour-plated fish
Plourdosteus panderi Obrucheva 1962 armour-plated fish
 Antiarcha -
Microbrachius cf. dicki, Microbrachius dicki
Microbrachius cf. dicki Traquair 1888 armour-plated fish
Microbrachius dicki Traquair 1888 armour-plated fish
 Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae
Byssacanthus sp., Asterolepis essica
Byssacanthus sp. Agassiz 1845 armour-plated fish
Asterolepis essica armour-plated fish
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Hybosteus mirabilis
Hybosteus mirabilis Gross 1930 armour-plated fish