Where: New York (41.5° N, 74.5° W: paleocoordinates 28.9° S, 43.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Shawangunk Formation, Llandovery to Llandovery (443.4 - 423.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified, black shale and lithified, conglomeratic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: trace
Primary reference: R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 12764: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 04.12.2001
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Euchelicerata | |
Rhinocarcinosoma cicerops eurypterid | |
Hughmilleria shawangunk eurypterid | |
Erettopterus globiceps eurypterid | |
Nanahughmilleria clarkei eurypterid
Parahughmilleria maria eurypterid | |
Kiaeropterus otisius eurypterid | |
Hardieopterus myops eurypterid | |
Ruedemannipterus stylonuroides eurypterid | |
Ctenopterus cestrotus eurypterid | |
Pteraspidomorpha | |
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