Silica Formation at Martin-Marietta Quarry (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Michigan (42.1° N, 83.6° W: paleocoordinates 36.1° S, 30.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Silica Formation, Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and shale

• Overall sequence: Bioclastic limestone; argillaceous limestone; shale.

Primary reference: R. V. Kesling and R. B. Chilman. 1975. Strata and megafossils of the Middle Devonian Silica Formation. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 8:1-408 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 38475: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.04.2004, edited by Jennifer Bauer

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
 Life -
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Bethanyphyllidae
 Stauriida - Amplexidae
 Auloporida - Aulocystidae
Aulocystis jacksoni tabulate coral
Aulocystis lucasensis tabulate coral
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
 Favositida - Pachyporidae
"Trachypora labyrinthica" = Thamnoptychia, "Trachypora minuitissima" = Thamnoptychia, "Trachypora silicensis" = Thamnoptychia
"Trachypora labyrinthica" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral
"Trachypora minuitissima" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral
"Trachypora silicensis" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana
"Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana Green 1832 trilobite
Ostracoda
 Podocopida -
Euglyphella sigmoidalis Jones 1890 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Euglyphella projecta Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 14-15
Euglyphella compressa Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 7, 9-11
Euglyphella modesta Peterson 1966 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11
Euglyphella lispa Peterson 1966 ostracod
Units 7, 9-11, 14-15
Octonaria laevilitata Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod
Units 12, 14-15, 17-18
Octonaria quadricostata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 12, 14-15
Octonaria crescentiformis Van Pelt 1933 ostracod
Units 7, 12
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia arkonensis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 9-11
Healdia gibba Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
Healdia medusaensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15
Cytherellina lucasensis Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Cytherellina kutasii Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Cytherellina subquadrata Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12
Cytherellina tanymeka Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 14-15
Cytherellina lechria Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-12, 14-15
Nannohealdia arcuata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12
Ponderodictya ohioensis ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 14-15
Ponderodictya punctulifera Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-12, 14-15, 17-18
Ponderodictya rhodesi Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
 Podocopida - Bufinidae
Bythocyproidea eriensis Stewart and Hendrix 1945 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Bufina curti Coley 1954 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11
Bufina abbreviata Peterson 1966 ostracod
Units 8, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Bufina spinulifera Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 17-18
 Podocopida - Quasillitidae
Quasillites fordei Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 1-7, 9-12, 14-15, 17-18
Quasillites sublunatus Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Quasillites obliquus Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Quasillites concentricus Turner 1939 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
Jenningsina catenulata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7
 Podocopida - Ropolonellidae
Ropolonellus papillatus Van Pelt 1933 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Rectobairdia emaciata Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Podocopida - Beecherellidae
Pronipantex planus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
Wideneria lispa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11
 Podocopida - Acratiidae
Acratia simplex Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11, 14-15
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Praepilatina silicensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15
Bairdiocypris transptyxis Stover 1956 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12
Bairdiocypris gongylus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
Rugocytherellina ehlersi Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Monoceratina casei Warthin 1934 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 14-15
 Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Microcheilinella mariettensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Podocopida -
Hyphasmaphora textiligera Van Pelt 1933 ostracod
Unit 12
 Palaeocopida - Cryptophyllidae
Cryptophyllus arsinius Stover 1956 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 17-18
Cryptophyllus minusculus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units, 7, 9-11
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyellidae
Kirkbyella (Berdanella) stewartae Sohn 1961 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12
Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) bellipuncta Van Pelt 1933 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Tetrasacculus bilobus Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Hollinella (Keslingella) pumila Kesling 1952 ostracod
Units 9-12, 14-15
Hollinella (Keslingella) antespinosa Ulrich 1891 ostracod
Units 9-12
Hollinella (Keslingella) labrosa Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod
Units 9-12
 Palaeocopida - Arcyzonidae
Arcyzona diademata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod
Units 7, 9-11, 14-15
Arcyzona rhabdota Kesling 1952 ostracod
Units 9-11, 17-18
Arcyzona homalosagenota Kesling 1952 ostracod
Units 9-11
Arcyzona bythiclimacota Kesling 1952 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15
Arcyzona campylactinota Kesling 1936 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
 Palaeocopida - Amphissellidae
Dirhabdus multicostatus Pauken 1966 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
Doraclatum conatum Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 9-11
Tetrarhabdus pygmaeus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
Phlyctiscapha apleta Kesling 1954 ostracod
Found in units 1-6 (Tropidoleptus carinatus zone), 9-11 ("Chonetes" zone), 12, and 14-15.
 Palaeocopida - Hollinidae
Adelphobolbina trilobata Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-7, 9-12, 14-15
Adelphobolbina spicata Kesling and McMillan 1954 ostracod
Units 1-6
Falsipollex lativelatus Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15
Falsipollex laxivelatus Kesling 1952 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12
Ctenoloculina acanthina Kesling 1953 ostracod
Units 9-11
Ctenoloculina eurybathrota Kesling 1952 ostracod
Units 9-11, 14-15
Ctenoloculina cicatricosa Warthin 1934 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Subligaculum bifidum Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Subligaculum scrobiculatum Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
Hanaites platus Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Palaeocopida - Scrobiculidae
Scrobicula xysta Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Palaeocopida - Richinidae
Richina subcircularis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 9-11
Richina trinodosa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
Richina truncata Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 7, 9-11
 Palaeocopida - Bolliidae
Tetrastorthynx diabolicus Kesling 1953 ostracod
Units 9-11
Stictobollia alethaae Coley 1954 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Ulrichia fastidiosa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Soft shales of the Styliolina beds, Units 9-11
Ulrichia fragilis Warthin 1934 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Ulrichia illinearis Kesling 1953 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15
Ulrichia conradi Jones 1890 ostracod
Units 9-11
Ulrichia spinifera Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Xystinotus wrightorum Kesling 1953 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Xystinotus subnodatus Turner 1939 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
 Palaeocopida - Aechminellidae
Cornigella immotipedata Kesling 1953 ostracod
Units 9-11
Balantoides trilobata Turner 1939 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12
 Palaeocopida - Aechminidae
Sigynus dictyotus Kesling 1953 ostracod
Styliolina beds (MM-Chon)
 Palaeocopida -
Ehlersia hypercala Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Palaeocopida - Kloedenellidae
Poloniella cingulata Warthin 1934 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Punctoprimitia simplex Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Dizygopleura euglyphea Warthin 1934 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12
Dizygopleura trisinuata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod
Units 1-7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Eukloedenella doverensis Turner 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
 Palaeocopida - Knoxitidae
Knoxiella rutkowskiae Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
Knoxiella truncata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 9-11
Hypotetragona fractodorsalis ostracod
Units 9-11
Hypotetragona aequitalis Peterson 1964 ostracod
Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
Hypotetragona harrietensis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Units 9-11
 Palaeocopida - Coelonellidae
Coelonella scapha Stewart 1930 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Coelonella plana Stewart 1930 ostracod
Units 1-6, 7 9-11, 12
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Birdsallella tumida Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Birdsallella devonica Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod
Unit 12
 Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Menoeidina paucipunctata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11
Menoeidina arcuata Turner 1939 ostracod
Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Menoeidina subreniformis Stewart 1936 ostracod
Units 1-7, 9-12, 14-15, 17-18
Malacostraca
 Archaeostraca -
Tentaculita
 Nowakiida - Nowakiidae
Nowakia sp. Gurich 1896
 Styliolinida - Styliolinidae
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
 Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae
"Loxonema hamiltoniae" = Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae
"Loxonema hamiltoniae" = Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae Hall 1859 snail
 Murchisoniina - Portlockiellidae
Nodonema sp. Linsley 1968 snail
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae
Semicoscinium sp. Prout 1859
 Cryptostomata -
Intrapora sp. Hall 1883
 Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae
 Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae
 Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae
 Trepostomida - Atactotoechidae
 Cyclostomata - Hederellidae
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
 Cystoporata - Botrylloporidae
 Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Gymnolaemata
 Ctenostomata - Ascodictyidae
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
  - Tropidoleptidae
 Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Machaerariidae
 Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae
Spinocyrtia "euryteines", "Brachyspirifer audaculus" = Mediospirifer audaculus
"Brachyspirifer audaculus" = Mediospirifer audaculus Conrad 1842
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
 Orthida - Draboviidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae
 Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
 Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
"Orthopleura "sp. B Imbrie"" = Imbriea
"Orthopleura "sp. B Imbrie"" = Imbriea Reily 2020
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
 Strophomenida - Douvillinidae
 Productida - Productellidae
 Productida - Araksalosiidae
Devonalosia wrightorum Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Crinoidea
 Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
 Monobathrida - Hexacrinitidae
 Monobathrida - Periechocrinitidae
Blastoidea
 Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae
Kavaryella cracens
  -
Kavaryella cracens Kesling and Kilgore 1952
Unit 12