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Alakul - Unit 4, Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan

FormationAlakul
MemberUnit 4
Age:466 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
IntervalAbereiddian
Lithologylimestone/siltstone
Number of Collections2
Number of Occurrences15

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Locality 133. 4 kilometers southwest of Alakul LakeMoiynkum District, Jambyl Region, KazakhstanAlakul - Unit 4

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Alakolites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Alakolites466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Coeloenellina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Coeloenellina466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Reversocypris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Reversocypris466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Bumastoides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Bumastoides466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Illaenus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Illaenus466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Annamitella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Leiostegiidae : Annamitella466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Archaeorthis major
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Archaeorthidae : Archaeorthis : Archaeorthis major466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Trematorthis karasaiensis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidiellidae : Trematorthis : Trematorthis karasaiensis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Tuvinia alakulica
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidiellidae : Tuvinia : Tuvinia alakulica466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Martellia reliqua
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : Martellia : Martellia reliqua466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Pomatotrema fecunda
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Polytoechiidae : Pomatotrema : Pomatotrema fecunda466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Aporthophyla kasachstanica
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Taffiidae : Aporthophyla : Aporthophyla kasachstanica466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Leptella sarytumensis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Taffiidae : Leptella : Leptella sarytumensis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician

References

Popov L. E., Vinn O., et al (2001) Brachiopods of the redefined family Tritoechiidae from the Ordovician of Kazakhstan and South Urals, Geobios 34 2, 131-155 doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(01)80057-7
Nikitina O. I., Popov L. E., et al (2006) Mid Ordovician (Darriwilian) brachiopods of South Kazakhstan, Studies in Palaeozoic palaeontology 25, 145-222
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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