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Mississippian (Tournaisian) brachiopods from the Hook Head Formation, County Wexford (south-east Ireland)
Mottequin, Bernard
2010In Special Papers in Palaeontology, 84, p. 243-285
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Keywords :
Brachiopoda; Carboniferous; Ireland; shelf-ramp environment
Abstract :
[en] A diverse Tournaisian (Carboniferous, Mississippian) brachiopod fauna has been recorded within the stratotype of the tempestite-dominated Hook Head Formation at Hook Head, County Wexford (south-east Ireland). The Hook Head Formation (335 m thick), which mainly consists of interbedded limestones of tempestite origin and shales, deposited on a shelf–ramp and yielded a rich invertebrate fauna (crinoids, bryozoans, corals, etc.). Thirty-three brachiopod species, of which one is new (Rugosochonetes sleemani), assigned to 29 genera, have been recognized. The brachiopod fauna is dominated by productides and spire-bearers (athyridides, spiriferides, and spiriferinides) and shares strong similarities with those reported in Wales and southern Belgium (Namur–Dinant Basin), which derived from the same palaeogeographical context.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Mottequin, Bernard ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Paléontologie animale et humaine
Language :
English
Title :
Mississippian (Tournaisian) brachiopods from the Hook Head Formation, County Wexford (south-east Ireland)
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Special Papers in Palaeontology
ISSN :
0038-6804
Publisher :
Palaeontological Association, United Kingdom
Volume :
84
Pages :
243-285
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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