The Vassino Formation is a geological formation in the Toguchinsky district of the Novosibirsk Region , the sedimentary rocks of which formed 382.7–372.2 million years ago, that is, in the French Age of the Devonian period . It consists of lithified limestone , which is a coral biostrome . The name is derived from the village of Vassino , near which there is a formation [1] .
| Stratigraphic unit | |
| Vassinskaya | |
|---|---|
| Vassino formation | |
| A country |  Russia |
Of the fossil organisms of the Wassinsky formation, only coral polyps are known [1] .
Coordinates: 55.1 ° N, 84.4 ° E [1] .
Fossil Organisms
Coral Polyps
| List of coral polyps found in the Wassin Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kind | View | Images | ||||
| Tabulophyllum | Tabulophyllum sp. | Disphyllum | ||||
| Disphyllum | Disphyllum lazutkini Disphyllum caespitosum | |||||
| Pachyphyllum | Pachyphyllum sp. | |||||
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Izyly River, coral biostrome (Devonian of Russian Federation) . The Paleobiology Database .