Where: Illinois, Iowa (42.0° N, 90.5° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 11.7° S, 115.3° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Eagle Point Member (Dunleith Formation), Shermanian (457.3 - 449.6 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: dolomitic limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. R. Kolata, J. C. Brower, and T. J. Frest. 1987. Upper Mississippi Valley Champlainian and Cincinnatian echinoderms. Middle and Late Ordovician lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Minnesota Geological Survey Report of Investigations 35 179-181 [S. Holland/T. Hanson/T. Hanson]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 23470: authorized by Steven Holland, entered by Tori Hanson on 15.07.2002, edited by Pete Wagner
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Pleurocystites squamosus Billings 1874
Pleurocystites strimplei Brower 1999 | |
Crinoidea | |
Glyptocrinus tridactylus Sea lily
Glyptocrinus spp. Hall 1847 Sea lily
Pycnocrinus sardesoni Sea lily | |
Cupulocrinus molanderi Sea lily
Cupulocrinus humilis Billings 1857 Sea lily | |
Hybocrinus conicus Billings 1857 Sea lily | |
Echinoidea | |
Neobothriocidaris templetoni sea urchin | |
Edrioasteroidea | |
Pyrgocystis sardesoni Bather 1915 | |
Edrioaster bigsbyi Billings 1858 | |