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Southesk - Peechee, Alberta, Canada

Formation	Southesk
Member	Peechee
Age:	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Interval	Frasnian
Lithology	limestone
Number of Collections	5
Number of Occurrences	28

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Ancient Wall Reef Complex	Alberta, Canada	Southesk - Peechee
Fairholme Reef Complex	Alberta, Canada	Southesk - Peechee
Fairholme Reef Complex	Alberta, Canada	Southesk - Peechee
Fairholme Reef Complex	Alberta, Canada	Southesk - Peechee

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Cairn - Flume	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	limestone	25
Cairn - Upper	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	limestone	29
Mount Hawk	380 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	limestone/"shale", "limestone"	54
Simla	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	limestone	27
Southesk	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	limestone, "limestone"/"shale"	16
Southesk - Arcs	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	limestone	11

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Syringoporella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Multithecoporidae : *Syringoporella*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Thamnopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : *Thamnopora*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Smithiphyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Endophyllidae : *Smithiphyllum*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Peneckiella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : *Peneckiella*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Peneckiella gracilis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : Peneckiella : *Peneckiella gracilis*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Phillipsastrea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : *Phillipsastrea*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Actinostroma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Actinostromatidae : *Actinostroma*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Amphipora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Nemertea : Hoplonemertea : Monostilifera : Amphiporidae : *Amphipora*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Anostylostroma phricum species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Clathrodictyida : Tienodictyidae : Anostylostroma : *Anostylostroma phricum*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stictostroma maclareni species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Stromatoporellidae : Stictostroma : *Stictostroma maclareni*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Trupetostroma kakisaense species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Trupetostromatidae : Trupetostroma : *Trupetostroma kakisaense*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stromatopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporida : Stromatoporidae : *Stromatopora*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Taleastroma steleforme species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporidae : Taleastroma : *Taleastroma steleforme*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stachyodes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Porifera : Stachyoditidae : *Stachyodes*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stachyodes jonelrayi species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Stachyoditidae : Stachyodes : *Stachyodes jonelrayi*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Girvanella sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : Porostromataceae : *Girvanella*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Renalcis sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : *Renalcis*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Sphaerocodium sp. genus	6	Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Cyanophyceae : *Sphaerocodium*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Litanaia sp. genus	6	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : *Litanaia*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Vermiporella sp. genus	6	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : *Vermiporella*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

References

Stearn C. W. (1975) Stromatoporoid assemblages, Ancient Wall Reef Complex (Devonian), Alberta, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 12, 1631-1667

McLean R. A., Pedder A. E. H. (1987) Frasnian rugose corals of western Canada, part 2: The genus Smithiphyllum, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 195, 131-173

McLean R. S. (2005) Phillipsastreid corals from the Frasnian (Upper Devonian) of western Canada: taxonomy and biostratigraphic significance, NRC Press, 1-109

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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