Where: Indiana (39.4° N, 85.6° W: paleocoordinates 27.6° S, 51.6° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Laurel Member (Salamonie Dolomite Formation), Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)
• "Middle WEnlockian [based on correlation with Kockelella amsdeni Zone in Tennesse (in which Laurel is upper part of Maddox Member, Wayne Formation]..."
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; bioturbated, shelly/skeletal grainstone and bioturbated, shelly/skeletal packstone
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•SEP environmental call based on given information and knowledge of regional geology
Primary reference: T. J. Frest, C. E. Brett, and B. J. Witzke. 1999. Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 638-783 [M. Foote/K. Koverman/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 26811: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 04.11.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea | |
Hirneacrinus cupellaeformis Frest and Strimple 1977 Sea lily
Hirneacrinus perplanus Frest and Strimple 1977 Sea lily | |
Cyphocrinus gorbyi Sea lily | |
Zophocrinus howardi Sea lily | |
Pisocrinus spp. de Koninck 1858 Sea lily | |
Thalamocrinus sp. Miller and Gurley 1895 Sea lily | |
Petalocrinus longus Sea lily
Petalocrinus inferior Sea lily | |
Holocystites (Holocystites) alternatus Hall 1861 | |
Cyclocystoidea | |
Polytryphocycloides sp. Smith and Paul 1982
Sievertsia sp. Smith and Paul 1982 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Antirhynchonella sp. Oehlert 1887 | |
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828 | |
Merista sp. Suess 1851 | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Trilobita | |
Calymenidae indet. Milne-Edwards 1840 trilobite | |
Stenopareia sp. Holm 1886 trilobite | |
Anthozoa | |
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834 | |
unclassified | |
Porifera indet. Grant 1836 | |
Heteractinida | |
Astraeospongium sp. Roemer 1860 |