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McIvor, Australia

Formation	McIvor
Age:	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Interval	Early Devonian
Lithology	sandstone
Number of Collections	30
Number of Occurrences	181

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Illaenus Band	New South Wales, Australia	McIvor
McIvor Formation	Mitchell Shire, Victoria, Australia	McIvor
Heathcote District	Mount Camel, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	McIvor
Locality 08	Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia	McIvor
Locality 29	Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia	McIvor

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Costerfield Siltstone	439 - 433 Ma Silurian	claystone	53
Mount Ida	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone/siltstone, sandstone, "siliciclastic"	136
Mount Ida - Unit 1	419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone	45
Mount Ida - Unit 2	419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone	94
Mount Ida - Unit 3	411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone	181
Dargile - Melbourne	427 - 423 Ma Silurian	sandstone, sandstone/"shale", sandstone/mudstone	28
Dargile - Yan Yean	427 - 426 Ma Silurian	siltstone	50

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Hyolithes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : *Hyolithes*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Tentaculites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : *Tentaculites*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Clionolithes sp. genus	6	*Clionolithes*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Dalmanellacea superfamily	4.7	Protremata : Dalmanellacea	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Trilobita class	3	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Calymene sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : *Calymene*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Trimerus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : *Trimerus*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Proetidae family	5	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Discinidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Molongia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Athyrisinidae : *Molongia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Atrypa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Atrypa*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Lissatrypa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Lissatrypidae : *Lissatrypa*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Salopina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : *Salopina*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rhynchonellida order	4	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Notoconchidium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Hebetoechiidae : *Notoconchidium*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Phoenicitoechia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Phoenicitoechiidae : *Phoenicitoechia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Rhynchonellidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Howellella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : *Howellella*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Spiriferidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Schuchertellidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Chonetidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Maoristrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Stropheodontidae : *Maoristrophia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptostrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : *Leptostrophia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptaena sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Leptaena*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptaeninae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaeninae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Sowerbyella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : *Sowerbyella*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Stropheodontidae family	5	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Stropheodontidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Cladopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : *Cladopora*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Glossites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Glossites*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Modiomorpha sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : *Modiomorpha*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptodomus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sanguinolitidae : *Leptodomus*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Nuculites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : *Nuculites*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Actinopteria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : *Actinopteria*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Leptodesma : *Leptodesma (Leiopteria)*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Ctenodonta victoriae species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Ctenodonta : *Ctenodonta victoriae*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Eoschizodus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Eoschizodidae : *Eoschizodus*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Nautiloidea subclass	3.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Bellerophontidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Bucanella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bucanellidae : *Bucanella*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Temnodiscus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : *Temnodiscus*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Straparollus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : *Straparollus*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Loxonematidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Loxonematidae	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

References

Talent J. A. (1965) The Silurian and Early Devonian Faunas of the Heathcote District, Victoria, Geological Survey of Victoria Memoir 26, 1-55

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