Conodonts and ichthyofauna from the lochkovian sediments of the Orlia 28 borehole section (Podlasie-Brest depression, Belarus)
Abstract
The paper presents data on conodonts and ichthyofauna from sediments of the Lochkovian Stage of the Lower Devonian, discovered in the Orlia 28 borehole, that was drilled in the territory of Belarus within the Podlasie-Brest Depression. Eight conodont taxa and the same number of agnathan and fish taxa were identified. Stratigraphically important species in the identified conodont assemblage are Pandorinellina camelfordensis (Farrell, 2004) and Wurmiella excavata maxima (Drygant, 2010), that are the zonal species of the Borshchovo Regional Stage and are among the index taxa of the Caudicriodus hesperius Zone. Stratigraphically important vertebrate species in the identified ichthyoassemblage are Turinia pagei (Powrie, 1870) and Nikolivia gutta Karatajūtė-Talimaa, 1978. The first species is zonal for deposits of the Borshchovo and Chortkov Regional Stages, and the second species is typical for the Borshchovo Regional Stage.
About the Authors
О. Murashko
State Enterprise “Research and Production Center for Geology” Branch “InStitute of Geology”
Belarus
Belarus
7 Akademika Kuprevicha St, 220084, Minsk
D. Plax
Belarusian National Technical InStitute
Belarus
Belarus
65 NezavisimoSti Ave, 220013, Minsk
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Murashko О., Plax D. Conodonts and ichthyofauna from the lochkovian sediments of the Orlia 28 borehole section (Podlasie-Brest depression, Belarus). Litasfera. 2024;1(60):4-11.
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