Where: Indiana (39.4° N, 85.6° W: paleocoordinates 27.6° S, 51.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Laurel Limestone Formation, Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

• "Early Wenlockian: upper third of unit 4 of the Laurel Limestone (= Laurel Member, Salamonie Dolomite of Pinsak and Shaver, 1964) of Frest (1975). The Tennesee equivalent, a part of the upper Maddox Member, Wayne Formation, is within the Kockelella ranuliformis and amsdeni conodont zones...the Indiana section's age is probably comparable."

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; shelly/skeletal, argillaceous, cherty/siliceous wackestone and shelly/skeletal grainstone

Collection methods: Echinoderms listed (with abundant, common, uncommon, rare ranking) in table 45.32, which includes several collections from Adams Quarry locality in St. Paul. I have also included other taxa mentioned in text. Echinoderms said to be similar to those of the Caryocrinites sphaeroidalis Association (PBDB coll. 26700, which comes from units 2 and 3 of the Laurel.

Primary reference: T. J. Frest, C. E. Brett, and B. J. Witzke. 1999. Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 638-783 [M. Foote/K. Koverman/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 26771: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 31.10.2002

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