Sardeson Collection, Grand Detour Formation, Illinois and Iowa (Ordovician of the United States)

Where: Illinois, Iowa (42.0° N, 90.5° W: paleocoordinates 21.3° S, 63.6° W)

When: Grand Detour Formation, Blackriveran (457.3 - 449.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. A. Catalani. 1987. Biostratigraphy of the Middle and Late Ordovician cephalopods of the Upper Mississippi Valley area. In R. E. Sloan (ed.), Middle and Late Ordovician lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Minnesota Geological Survey Report of Investigations 35 187-189 [S. Holland/T. Hanson/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 23791: authorized by Steven Holland, entered by Tori Hanson on 20.07.2002

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Taxonomic list

Lingulata
 Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae
Schizambon sp. Walcott 1884
 Lingulida - Trematidae
Trematis huronensis Billings 1865
 Lingulida - Discinidae
 Lingulida - Obolidae
 Lingulida - Pseudolingulidae
Rhynchonellata
 Protorthida - Skenidiidae
 Orthida - Draboviidae
 Orthida - Glyptorthidae
 Orthida - Hesperorthidae
 Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
 Atrypida - Protozygidae
"Protozyga nicolleti" = Manespira nicolleti
"Protozyga nicolleti" = Manespira nicolleti Winchell and Schuchert 1892
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
 Strophomenida - Furcitellidae
Trigrammaria winchelli Hall and Clarke 1892
Oepikina minnesotensis Winchell 1881
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
"Acanthocrania setigeria" = Acanthocrania setigera Hall 1866
[entered as Acanthocrania setigera]
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Pterygometopidae
Sceptaspis lincolnensis Branson 1909 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
 Lichida - Lichidae
Amphilichas sp. Raymond 1905 trilobite
 Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus simplex, "Basiliella barrandi" = Basilicus (Basiliella)
Isotelus simplex Raymond and Narraway 1910 trilobite
"Basiliella barrandi" = Basilicus (Basiliella) trilobite
 Proetida - Bathyuridae
"Raymondites longispinus" = Bathyurus (Raymondites) longispinus
"Raymondites longispinus" = Bathyurus (Raymondites) longispinus Walcott 1876 trilobite
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Bumastoides milleri Billings 1859 trilobite
Thaleops ovata Conrad 1843 trilobite
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827 trilobite