Where: Pennsylvania (41.6° N, 75.8° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 35.5° S, 43.2° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Chemung Formation, Late/Upper Devonian (382.7 - 358.9 Ma)
• Arnold: The age is given as "Catskill", although it is probably oler (Chemung or Canadaway).
Environment/lithology: shale
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
• Arnold: The remains were probably gathered during construction of the tunnel.
Primary reference: C. A. Arnold. 1939. Observations On Fossil Plants From the Devonian of Eastern North America IV. Plant Remains from the Catskill Delta Deposits of Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 5(11):271-314 [W. Stein/W. Stein/J. Cassara]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 14235: authorized by Bill Stein, entered by Nicole Smith on 28.05.2002
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Taxonomic list
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