Mountainville Brachiopods, Green Pond Outlier, SE New York and NE New Jersey (Devonian of the United States)

Where: New York (42.3° N, 74.2° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 32.6° S, 46.7° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Mountainville Member (Esopus Formation), Helderbergian (419.2 - 393.3 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; gray siltstone

• 2003:05:03 SEP environmental call based on given description
• "consists entirely of light- to dark-gray medium to coarse siltstone. The silt is moderately well sorted and does not contain much clay material. The presence of Taunurus markings ont he majority of bedding surfaces is a prominent feature....no laminations..."

Primary reference: A. J. Boucot, K. L. Gauri, and J. Southard. 1970. Silurian and Lower Devonian brachiopods, structure and stratigraphy of the Green Pond Outlier in southeastern New York. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 135(1-2):1-59 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25897: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 27.09.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
? Schuchertella "sp. B"
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
? Protoleptostrophia sp.
 Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Anoplia cf. nucleata
 Strophomenida - Chonostrophiidae
? Chonostrophiella "sp. B"
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetidae indet.
Chonetidae indet. Bronn 1862
Chonetid sp. A and sp. B
 Strophomenida - Eodevonariidae
Eodevonaria "sp. A"
Eodevonaria "sp. A" Twenhofel 1914
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Eatoniidae
? Costellirostra sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Leptocoelia flabellites
 Orthida - Draboviidae
Salopina "n. sp. A"
Salopina "n. sp. A" Boucot 1960
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Levenea sp.
Levenea sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
 Orthida - Platyorthidae
Platyorthis cf. planoconvexa
 Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae
? Acrospirifer sp.
? Acrospirifer sp. Wedekind 1926
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Metaplasia minuta, Ambocoelia "sp. A", Ambocoelia "sp. B"
Ambocoelia "sp. A" Hall 1860
Ambocoelia "sp. B" Hall 1860
 Terebratulida -
Terebratulida indet.
Terebratulida indet. Waagen 1883
Eurythyrinid indet.
 Terebratulida - Centronellidae
Etymothyris sp.
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
? Meristella cf. arcuata
 Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Trematospira cf. perforata
 Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Coelospira camilla