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The last Frasnian Atrypida (Brachiopoda) in southern Belgium
Godefroid, J.; Helsen, S. (1998). The last Frasnian Atrypida (Brachiopoda) in southern Belgium. Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 43(2): 241-272
In: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii: Warszawa. ISSN 0567-7920; e-ISSN 1732-2421, more
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Keywords
    Geological time > Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Palaeozoic > Devonian > Devonian, Upper > Famennian
    Geological time > Phanerozoic > Paleozoic > Palaeozoic > Devonian > Devonian, Upper > Frasnian
    Atrypida; Brachiopoda [WoRMS]
    Belgium, Couvin [Marine Regions]; Belgium, Dinant [Marine Regions]; Belgium, Frasnes; Belgium, Namur [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Brachiopoda; Atrypida; taxonomy; biostratigraphy; mass extinction;Kellwasser Crisis; Frasnian; Devonian; Belgium
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  • Helsen, S.
Abstract
    The last representatives of the order Atrypida on the southern flank of the Dinant Synclinorium (Vaulx-Nismes area) in Belgium belong to Costatrypa, Spinatrypa, Spinatrypina (?Spinatrypina), Spinatrypina (Exatrypa), Iowatrypa, ?Waiotrypa, Desquamatia (Desquamatia) and Desquamatia (?Seratrypa). Among the thirteen described taxa, five are new: Spinatrypa tumuli sp. n., Iowatrypa circuitionis sp. n., ?Waiotrypa pluvia sp. n., Desquamatia (Desquamatia) quieta sp. n. and Desquamatia (?Seratrypa) derelicta sp. n. Supposed lissatrypid `Glassia drevermanni' Maillieux, 1936 from the late Frasnian Matagne shales is assigned to the Rhynchonellida. On the southern flank of the Dinant Synclinorium and in the Philippeville Massif, the Atrypida become extinct in the Palmatolepis rhenana Zone, significantly below the Frasnian-Famennian (F-F) boundary. Their extinction coincides with the first appearance of the green and black shales of the late Frasnian Matagne Formation, recording a transgressive-hypoxic event. Based on conodont data, this event takes place earlier on the southern flank of the Dinant Synclinorium than in the Philippeville Massif.
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