Grant Alley, Northern York [Upper Member, Kinzer Fm] (Cambrian of the United States)

Where: York County, Pennsylvania (40.0° N, 76.7° W: paleocoordinates 77.7° S, 97.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Upper Member (Kinzers Formation), Dyeran (515.3 - 511.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandy siltstone

• Lithology listed as sandy shale.

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: A. J. Stose and G. W. Stose. 1944. Geology of the Hanover-York District Pennsylvania. Professional Paper 204 (US Geological Survey) (204)1-84 [A. Miller/C. Ferguson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 11116: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Chad Ferguson on 17.07.2001

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Periomella yorkensis, "Cystid" indet.
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Acrothelidae
Acrothele yorkensis, Acrothele decipiens
Acrothele yorkensis Walcott 1908
Acrothele decipiens Walcott 1897
Artiopoda
 Agnostida - Agnostidae
Agnostus sp.
Agnostus sp. Brongniart 1822
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Zacanthoididae
Prozacanthoides sp.
Prozacanthoides sp. Resser 1937 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Dolichometopidae
Poliella (Bathyuriscus) bala
 Ptychopariida - Alokistocaridae
Chancia sp.
Chancia sp. Walcott 1924 trilobite
 Ptychopariida - Ptychopariidae
Ptychoparella sp.
Ptychoparella sp. Poulson 1927 trilobite
Coeloscleritophora
 Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae
Chancelloria yorkensis