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Hiiumaa island, Hiiumaa Island, Hiiumaa County, Estonia

Lat/Long (Decimal)58.8667,22.9667
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Hiiumaa Island, Hiiumaa County, Estonia

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Hiiumaa island, Hilliste Member, Juuru StageNestor H., Nestor V. (1977)Juuru - Hilliste"reef rocks"443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Hiiumaa island, Saunja Fm.Opik A. (1933)Saunja - Hilliste"untere Abteilung (F1a) der Saaremoisa (Lyckholm) Stufe", in Opik (1933)not reported452 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Sampo hiiuensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptestiidae : Sampo : Sampo hiiuensis452 - 449.5 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Mesofavosites sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Mesofavosites443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Paleofavosites sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Paleofavosites443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Catenipora sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halysitidae : Catenipora443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Plectostroma necopinatum
species
Animalia : Porifera : Actinostromatidae : Plectostroma : Plectostroma necopinatum443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Ecclimadictyon pandum
species
Animalia : Porifera : Ecclimadictyidae : Ecclimadictyon : Ecclimadictyon pandum443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Ecclimadictyon sarvense
species
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Clathrodictyida : Actinodictyidae : Ecclimadictyon : Ecclimadictyon sarvense443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Clathrodictyon demissum
species
Animalia : Porifera : Clathrodictyidae : Clathrodictyon : Clathrodictyon demissum443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Pachystylostroma exile
species
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Rosenellidae : Pachystylostroma : Pachystylostroma exile443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Pachystylostroma hillistense
species
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Rosenellidae : Pachystylostroma : Pachystylostroma hillistense443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Pachystylostroma ungerni
species
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Rosenellidae : Pachystylostroma : Pachystylostroma ungerni443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian
Forolina sp.
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Forolina443.4 - 440.8 Ma
Silurian

References

Opik A. (1933) Über Plectamboniten, Acta et Commentationes Universitatis Tartuensis, (A) 24 7, 1-79
Nestor H., Nestor V. (1977) A quantitative study of two Early Llandoverian bioherms on the isle Hiiumaa (Estonian SSR), Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia toimetised / Keemia, geoloogia 26 2, 122-128
Nestor H. (1999) Community structure and succession of Baltoscandian Early Palaeozoic stromatoporoids, Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 48 3, 123-139
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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