The recovery of the ostracod fauna after the Late Devonian mass extinction: the Devils Gate Pass section example (Nevada, USA)

Abstract

The recovery of the ostracod fauna is rapid after the Late Devonian mass extinction in the Devils Gate Pass section and fifty-nine species have been recognised in the Early Famennian. Forty-five appear for the first time, whereas fourteen others are known from the Late Frasnian (= lazarus species). The ostracod distribution in the Early Famennian at Devils Gate is greatly influenced by regional sedimentological factors principally induced by a drastic sea-level eustatic fall.