Thedford Brick & Tile Yard (Devonian of Canada)

Also known as Locality 1 in Kesling 1953 (#72246)

Where: Ontario, Canada (43.2° N, 81.9° W: paleocoordinates 36.6° S, 28.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Arkona Formation (Hamilton Group), Middle Devonian (393.3 - 382.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, gray, argillaceous shale

• Shale, light gray, highly fossiliferous. Shale weathers easily to soft clay. Fossils calcareous, beautifully preserved. Sample from layer 22 feet below the Encrinal limestone (see Shimer and Grabau, 1902, pp. 152-60, for description of the stratigraphic section including the Encrinal limestone).

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original calcite

Collected by Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Wright in 1952; reposited in the UMMP

Primary reference: R.V. Kesling . 1953. Ostracods of the Family Hollinidae from the Arkona Shale of Ontario. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 10(9):203-219 [J. Bauer/J. Bauer]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 209369: authorized by Jennifer Bauer, entered by Jennifer Bauer on 30.04.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida - Hollinidae
Ctenoloculina eurybathrota, Ctenoloculina acanthina, Ctenoloculina platyzanclota, Ctenoloculina thliberilobota, Subligaculum calcaratum, Hollina pyxidata, Falsipollex valgus
Ctenoloculina eurybathrota Kesling 1952 ostracod
Ctenoloculina acanthina Kesling 1953 ostracod
Ctenoloculina platyzanclota Kesling 1953 ostracod
Ctenoloculina thliberilobota Kesling 1953 ostracod
Subligaculum calcaratum Kesling 1953 ostracod
Hollina pyxidata Kesling 1952 ostracod
Falsipollex valgus Kesling 1953 ostracod