The Rise, Development and Extinction of Stromatoporoids

Devonian stromatoporoid historical collections in the Natural History Museum, London (UK): redescription, taxonomic revision and implications for stromatoporoid global paleobiogeography

“…The Devonian stromatoporoid dataset for the network analysis was compiled from this study and references, with supplements from the PBDB. Areas and references of the dataset include north-eastern Russia (Omulevka Mountains, Omolon, Ulachan-Sis) (Khromykh, 1971, 1974, 1976), Siberia (Kuznetsk, Sayan-Altai, Salair) (Yavorsky, 1931; Rzhonsnitskaya, 1968; Khalfina, 1961, 1968), Amuria (Inner Mongolia, Mongolia) (Sharkova, 1981; Bolshakova and Ulitina, 1985; Dong, 1984, 1985), Kazakhstania (Tian Shan, Zeravshan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan) (Leleshus, 1971; Lesovaya, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982, 1986; Sapelnikov et al, 1999; Schroeder and Leleshus, 2002; Bardashev et al, 2005), Laurussia (Arctic Canada, western Canada, eastern America, England to Poland, Urals, Russian Platform) (Lecompte, 1951, 1952; Galloway and St. Jean, 1957; Galloway, 1960; Galloway and Ehlers, 1960; Yavorsky, 1963; Birkhead, 1967; Stearn and Mehrotra, 1970; Kazmierczak, 1971; Bogoyavlenskaya, 1977a, b; Mistiaen, 1980; Stearn, 1983, 1990, 1996, 1998; Qi and Stearn, 1993; Kerbedunkel, 1995; Prosh and Stearn, 1996; Stock and Holmes, 1986; Stock, 1988, 1991, 1997; Salerno, 2008), northern Gondwana (Spain, Bohemia, Moravian Karst, Carnic Alps, North Africa, Afghanistan, Tibet) (Zukalova, 1971; Mistiaen, 1985; Méndez-Bedia et al, 1994; May, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007; Fernández-Martínez et al, 2010; May and Rodriguez, 2012; Liang et al, 2023), South China (Dong, 2001; Huang et al, 2022), and Australia (Webby and Zhen, 1993, 1997, 2008; Webby et al, 1993; Cook, 1999). Figures 22 and 23 show the results of network analysis and are discussed later.…”

“…100 million-year evolutionary history, reaching their highest biodiversity in the Eifelian Stage (Stearn, 2015a), and during the Givetian-Frasnian Stages showing the highest abundance over global carbonate platforms manifested by reef occurrences (Copper, 2002). The extensive presence of Devonian stromatoporoids has attracted attention in taxonomy over the past two centuries, particularly in regions as western Europe (Goldfuss, 1825; Bargatzky, 1881; Nicholson, 1886–1892; Lecompte, 1951–1952), Russia (Yavorsky, 1931, 1955–1967), Australia (Ripper, 1933, 1937a, b, c; Cockbain, 1984; Cook, 1999), North America (Parks, 1936; Galloway and St. Jean, 1957; Stearn, 1963; Stock, 2022), the Middle East (Mistiaen, 1985; Mistiaen and Gholamalian, 2000), and South China (Yang and Dong, 1979; Dong, 2001; Huang et al, 2022).…”

Rare stromatoporoids from the Lower Devonian (Emsian) of Nevada, and their biostratigraphic and paleobiogeographic significance

“…1886 Stromatoporella Nicholson, p. 92.1956 Stictostromella Galloway and St. Jean in Fritz and Waines, p. 92.1956 Stromatoporella ; Fritz and Waines, p. 126. [Addendum citing a letter from Galloway stating that Stictostromella Galloway and St. Jean was Stromatoporella instead]1969 Pseudostictostroma Flerova, p. 26.1971 Cancellatodictyon Khalfina and Yavorsky, p. 119.1971 Pseudostromatoporella Kazmierczak, p. 76.1999 Stromatoporella ; Stearn et al, p. 39.2001 Stromatoporella ; Dong, p. 207.2011 Stromatoporella ; Stearn, p. 1.2015 Stromatoporella ; Stearn, p. 781.…”

“…1936 Stictostroma Parks, p. 77.1999 Stictostroma ; Stearn et al, p. 42.2001 Stictostroma ; Dong, p. 205.2011 Stictostroma ; Stearn, p. 7.2015 Stictostroma ; Stearn, p. 787.…”