Where: Iowa (43.0° N, 91.0° W: paleocoordinates 20.3° S, 55.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hopkinton Formation, Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)

• Principally from the Farmers Creek Member.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal ramp; dolomitic, shelly/skeletal wackestone

Collection methods: I have combined seven localities (with abundances) in table 50.12, as well as other taxa mentioned in text. Not all higher taxa treated in the same detail as the brachiopods. See Frest et al. (1999--PBDB ref. 4379) for echinoderms.

Primary reference: B. J. Witzke and M. E. Johnson. 1999. Silurian brachiopod and related benthic communities from carbonate platform and mound environments of Iowa and surrounding areas. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 806-840 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 25038: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 26.08.2002, edited by Pete Wagner

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