Ordovician fauna of Putilovo village
| Putilovo village Stratigraphic range: Middle Ordovician | |
|---|---|
| Type | quarry |
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Country | Russia |
In a quarry near what is now Putilovo village, Russia (near Saint Petersburg), are large deposits of Ordovician clay. In this clay the most abundant genus is Asaphus, a trilobite.
List of species
Trilobites
Asaphus expansus
Hoplolichoides
Pseudoasaphus
Cheirurus
| Genus | Species |
|---|---|
| Asaphus | A. kowalevski, A. expansus, A. latus |
| Prochasmops | P. praecurrens |
| Dysplanus | D. acutigenia |
| Hoplolichoides | H. conicotuberculatus |
| Cybele | C. panderi |
| Illaenus | I. tauricornis |
| Cheirurus | C. sp. |
| Pseudoasaphus | P. praecurrens |
| Ptychopyge | P. lesnikova |
References
- Yvonne Howells, "Ordovician Trilobites of St. Petersburg Region"
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