PBDB

Lily Pond Quarry, Gill (Jurassic of the United States)

Also known as Barton Cove, Lull 4, Turners Falls

Where: Franklin County, Massachusetts (42.6° N, 72.5° W: paleocoordinates 23.3° N, 19.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Turners Falls Formation (Meriden Group), Hettangian (201.3 - 199.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; gray, red siltstone and micaceous, red sandstone

• red and gray 'shale', red micaceous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression, trace

Collected by R. Field in 1830s-1858, 1906

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (in situ), peel or thin section,

Primary reference: E. Hitchcock. 1836. Ornithichnology - description of the foot marks of birds, (Ornithichnites) on new Red Sandstone in Massachusetts. The American Journal of Science and Arts 29(2):307-340 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 52986: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 30.08.2005, edited by Richard Butler

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Arachnichnus dehiscens n. sp.⁶, Saltator caudatus n. sp.⁶, Lunula obscura⁸, Halysichnus laqueatus⁸, Sphaerapus larvalis⁸, Saltator bipedatus⁸ Arachnichnus dehiscens n. sp.⁶ Saltator caudatus n. sp.⁶ Lunula obscura⁸ Halysichnus laqueatus⁸ Sphaerapus larvalis⁸ Saltator bipedatus⁸
Reptilia
Testudinata -	Helcura surgens n. sp.⁶, Helcura anguinea n. sp.⁶, Helcura caudata⁶ Helcura surgens n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 turtle Helcura anguinea n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 turtle Helcura caudata⁶ Hitchcock 1858 turtle
-	"Tridentipes uncus n. sp." = Steropoides uncus⁶, "Tridentipes uncus" = Steropoides uncus⁸, "Tridentipes elegans" = Steropoides diversus⁸, "Tridentipes sp." = Steropoides⁸, "Tridentipes elegantior" = Steropoides infelix⁸ "Tridentipes uncus n. sp." = Steropoides uncus⁶ Hitchcock 1858 reptile "Tridentipes uncus" = Steropoides uncus⁸ Hitchcock 1858 reptile "Tridentipes elegans" = Steropoides diversus⁸ Hitchcock 1836 reptile "Tridentipes sp." = Steropoides⁸ Hitchcock 1845 reptile "Tridentipes elegantior" = Steropoides infelix⁸ Hay 1902 reptile
Theropoda -	Selenichnus falcatus n. sp.⁸, Selenichnus breviusculus⁸ Selenichnus falcatus n. sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1858 theropod Selenichnus breviusculus⁸ Hitchcock 1858 theropod
Theropoda - Grallatoridae	"Ornithoidichnites lyellii n. sp." = Eubrontes lyellii³, "Brontozoum minusculum n. sp." = Eubrontes minusculus⁶, "Brontozoum tuberatum n. sp." = Eubrontes minusculus⁶, "Hyphepus fieldi n. gen. n. sp." = Eubrontes fieldi⁶, "Gigadipus caudatus n. gen. n. sp." = Gigandipus caudatus⁵, "Brontozoum giganteum n. sp." = Eubrontes giganteus⁶, "Brontozoum approximatum" = Eubrontes giganteus⁸, "Brontozoum divaricatum" = Eubrontes giganteus⁸, "Brontozoum sillimanium" = Eubrontes sillimani⁸, "Otouphepus minor n. sp." = Eubrontes sillimani¹¹, "Grallator cursorius" = Grallator cursorius⁶, "Grallator parallelus" = Grallator cursorius⁸, "Plesiornis mirabilis n. sp." = Grallator tuberosus¹¹, "Brontozoum exsertum" = Grallator tuberosus⁸, "Otouphepus magnificus n. gen. n. sp." = Grallator tuberosus¹, "Brontozoum validum" = Grallator tuberosus⁸, "Grallator cuneatus n. sp." = Grallator tenuis⁸, "Anchisauripus hitchcocki n. sp." = Grallator tenuis¹⁰, "Grallator ? formosus" = Grallator tenuis¹¹ "Ornithoidichnites lyellii n. sp." = Eubrontes lyellii³ Hitchcock 1843 theropod "Brontozoum minusculum n. sp." = Eubrontes minusculus⁶ Hitchcock 1837 theropod "Brontozoum tuberatum n. sp." = Eubrontes minusculus⁶ Hitchcock 1837 theropod "Hyphepus fieldi n. gen. n. sp." = Eubrontes fieldi⁶ Hitchcock 1858 theropod "Gigadipus caudatus n. gen. n. sp." = Gigandipus caudatus⁵ Hitchcock 1855 theropod "Brontozoum giganteum n. sp." = Eubrontes giganteus⁶ Hitchcock 1836 theropod "Brontozoum approximatum" = Eubrontes giganteus⁸ Hitchcock 1836 theropod "Brontozoum divaricatum" = Eubrontes giganteus⁸ Hitchcock 1836 theropod "Brontozoum sillimanium" = Eubrontes sillimani⁸ Hitchcock 1843 theropod "Otouphepus minor n. sp." = Eubrontes sillimani¹¹ Hitchcock 1843 theropod "Grallator cursorius" = Grallator cursorius⁶ Hitchcock 1858 theropod "Grallator parallelus" = Grallator cursorius⁸ Hitchcock 1858 theropod "Plesiornis mirabilis n. sp." = Grallator tuberosus¹¹ Hitchcock 1836 theropod "Brontozoum exsertum" = Grallator tuberosus⁸ Hitchcock 1836 theropod "Otouphepus magnificus n. gen. n. sp." = Grallator tuberosus¹ Hitchcock 1836 theropod "Brontozoum validum" = Grallator tuberosus⁸ Hitchcock 1836 theropod "Grallator cuneatus n. sp." = Grallator tenuis⁸ Hitchcock 1858 theropod "Anchisauripus hitchcocki n. sp." = Grallator tenuis¹⁰ Hitchcock 1858 theropod "Grallator ? formosus" = Grallator tenuis¹¹ Hitchcock 1858 theropod
Theropoda -	"Gigantitherium minus n. sp." = Kayentapus minor⁶, "Leptonyx lateralis n. sp." = Kayentapus minor⁸ "Gigantitherium minus n. sp." = Kayentapus minor⁶ Hitchcock 1858 theropod "Leptonyx lateralis n. sp." = Kayentapus minor⁸ Hitchcock 1858 theropod
Theropoda - Sauropodidae	"Sauroidichnites barrattii n. sp." = Sauropus barrattii¹¹ "Sauroidichnites barrattii n. sp." = Sauropus barrattii¹¹ Hitchcock 1837 theropod
Saurischia -	Anticheiropus hamatus n. sp.⁸, Platypterna digitigrada⁸, Platypterna gracillima n. sp.⁸, "Platypterna varica" = Platypterna concamerata⁸, "Harpedactylus rectus" = Platypterna recta⁴, Harpedactylus crassus n. sp.⁸, Trihamus elegans n. sp.⁸, Argoides ? redfieldianum⁸, "Argozoum disparidigitatum" = Argoides macrodactylus⁶, "Ornithichnites minimus n. sp." = Argoides minimus, "Argozoum paridigitatum" = Argoides minimus⁶, Plesiornis pilulatus n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Anticheiropus hamatus n. sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1865 saurischian Platypterna digitigrada⁸ Hitchcock 1858 saurischian Platypterna gracillima n. sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1858 saurischian "Platypterna varica" = Platypterna concamerata⁸ Hitchcock 1848 saurischian "Harpedactylus rectus" = Platypterna recta⁴ Hitchcock 1848 saurischian Harpedactylus crassus n. sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1862 saurischian Trihamus elegans n. sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1862 saurischian Argoides ? redfieldianum⁸ saurischian "Argozoum disparidigitatum" = Argoides macrodactylus⁶ Hitchcock 1841 saurischian "Ornithichnites minimus n. sp." = Argoides minimus Hitchcock 1836 saurischian "Argozoum paridigitatum" = Argoides minimus⁶ Hitchcock 1836 saurischian Plesiornis pilulatus n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 saurischian
-	Plectropterna sp.⁸, Plectropterna minitans⁸, Plectropterna gracilis⁸, Plectropterna angusta⁸, Plectropterna lineans⁸, Xiphopeza triplex⁸ Plectropterna sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1845 dinosaur Plectropterna minitans⁸ Hitchcock 1837 dinosaur Plectropterna gracilis⁸ Hitchcock 1858 dinosaur Plectropterna angusta⁸ Hitchcock 1858 dinosaur Plectropterna lineans⁸ Hitchcock 1858 dinosaur Xiphopeza triplex⁸ Hitchcock 1848 dinosaur
Ornithischia - Moyenisauropodidae	Anomoepus major⁸, "Corvipes lacertoideus n. gen. n. sp." = Anomoepus lacertoideus⁶, "Apatichnus circumagens" = Anomoepus scambus⁶, "Plesiornis quadrupes" = Anomoepus scambus⁶, "Anomoepus gracillimus" = Anomoepus scambus¹¹, "Apatichnus holyokensis n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus⁹, "Anomoepus curvatus n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus⁷, "Anomoepus minimus" = Anomoepus scambus⁸, "Anomoepus minor" = Anomoepus scambus⁸, "Anomoepus cuneatus" = Anomoepus scambus⁹ Anomoepus major⁸ Hitchcock 1858 ornithopod "Corvipes lacertoideus n. gen. n. sp." = Anomoepus lacertoideus⁶ Hitchcock 1858 ornithopod "Apatichnus circumagens" = Anomoepus scambus⁶ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod "Plesiornis quadrupes" = Anomoepus scambus⁶ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod "Anomoepus gracillimus" = Anomoepus scambus¹¹ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod "Apatichnus holyokensis n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus⁹ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod "Anomoepus curvatus n. sp." = Anomoepus scambus⁷ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod "Anomoepus minimus" = Anomoepus scambus⁸ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod "Anomoepus minor" = Anomoepus scambus⁸ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod "Anomoepus cuneatus" = Anomoepus scambus⁹ Hitchcock 1848 ornithopod
Pseudosuchia - Batrachopodidae	"Anisopus ? deweyanus" = Batrachopus deweyi⁸, "Exocampe arcta" = Batrachopus deweyi⁶, "Antipus flexiloquus n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶, "Chelonoides incedens n. gen. n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶, "Exocampe ornata" = Batrachopus deweyi⁸, "Orthodactylus floriferus n. gen. n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶, "Macropterna vulgaris" = Batrachopus deweyi⁶, "Macropterna ? vulgaris" = Batrachopus deweyi⁸, "Macropterna gracilipes n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶, "Orthodactylus introvergens n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶, "Exocampe sp." = Batrachopus⁸, "? Anisopus sp." = Batrachopus⁸, "? Arachichnus sp." = Batrachopus⁸, "Macropterna divaricans" = Palamopus divaricans⁶, "? Macropterna sp." = Batrachopus⁸, "Macropterna sp." = Batrachopus⁸, "Anisopus gracilis" = Batrachopus gracilis⁸, "Shepardia palmipes" = Batrachopus gracilis⁸, "Anisopus gracilior n. sp." = Batrachopus gracilis⁷, Batrachopus dispar n. sp.¹⁰, "Apatichnus ? bellus" = Batrachopus bellus⁸, "Comptichnus obesus n. gen. n. sp." = Batrachopus bellus⁸, Tarsodactylus caudatus n. gen. n. sp.⁶ "Anisopus ? deweyanus" = Batrachopus deweyi⁸ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Exocampe arcta" = Batrachopus deweyi⁶ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Antipus flexiloquus n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur Single specimen (AC 41/52 - holotype) containing 11 footprints "Chelonoides incedens n. gen. n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Exocampe ornata" = Batrachopus deweyi⁸ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Orthodactylus floriferus n. gen. n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Macropterna vulgaris" = Batrachopus deweyi⁶ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Macropterna ? vulgaris" = Batrachopus deweyi⁸ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Macropterna gracilipes n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Orthodactylus introvergens n. sp." = Batrachopus deweyi⁶ Hitchcock 1843 aetosaur "Exocampe sp." = Batrachopus⁸ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur "? Anisopus sp." = Batrachopus⁸ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur "? Arachichnus sp." = Batrachopus⁸ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur "Macropterna divaricans" = Palamopus divaricans⁶ Hitchcock 1848 aetosaur "? Macropterna sp." = Batrachopus⁸ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur "Macropterna sp." = Batrachopus⁸ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur "Anisopus gracilis" = Batrachopus gracilis⁸ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur "Shepardia palmipes" = Batrachopus gracilis⁸ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur "Anisopus gracilior n. sp." = Batrachopus gracilis⁷ Hitchcock 1845 aetosaur Batrachopus dispar n. sp.¹⁰ Lull 1904 aetosaur "Apatichnus ? bellus" = Batrachopus bellus⁸ Hitchcock 1858 aetosaur "Comptichnus obesus n. gen. n. sp." = Batrachopus bellus⁸ Hitchcock 1858 aetosaur Tarsodactylus caudatus n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 aetosaur
Amphibia
Labyrinthodontia -	? Triaenopus sp.⁸ ? Triaenopus sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1845 tetrapod
Osteichthyes
-	Ptilichnus anomalus n. gen. n. sp.⁶, Ptilichnus pectinatus n. sp.⁶, Ptilichnus typographus n. sp.⁶, Ptilichnus hydrodromus n. sp.⁶ Ptilichnus anomalus n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 bony fish Ptilichnus pectinatus n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 bony fish Ptilichnus typographus n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 bony fish Ptilichnus hydrodromus n. sp.⁶ Hitchcock 1858 bony fish
Hexapoda
-	Grammepus uniordinatus⁸, Grammepus erismatus⁸ Grammepus uniordinatus⁸ Grammepus erismatus⁸ Hitchcock 1858
Deuteropoda
-	Insecta indet.⁸ Insecta indet.⁸ Linnaeus 1758 insect
unclassified
-	Annelida indet.⁸ Annelida indet.⁸ Lamarck 1809
Bisulcus undulatus
-	Bisulcus undulatus⁸ Bisulcus undulatus⁸ Hitchcock 1862
Polycystina
Nassellaria - Lophophaenidae	Trisulcus laqueatus⁸ Trisulcus laqueatus⁸ Hitchcock 1862
unclassified
-	Coniferophyta indet.⁸ Coniferophyta indet.⁸

Vermes -	"Unisulcus intermedius" = Herpystezoum⁸, "Cunicularis retrahens" = Cunicularius⁸ "Unisulcus intermedius" = Herpystezoum⁸ numerus "Cunicularis retrahens" = Cunicularius⁸
Ichnofossils -	Harpepus capillaris⁸, Acanthichnus trilinearis⁸, Acanthichnus alternans n. sp.⁸, Acanthichnus saltatorius⁸, Acanthichnus cursorius⁸, Acanthichnus sp.⁸, Acanthichnus aguineus n. sp.⁸, Sagittarius alternans⁸, Cochlichnus sp.⁸, Cochlichnus anguineus⁸, Copeza propinquata⁸, Copeza sp.⁸, Copeza cruscularis⁸, Copeza archimedea⁸, Copeza punctata⁸, Copeza triremus⁸, Conopsoides curtus n. sp.⁸, Conopsoides larvalis⁸, Pterichnus centipes⁸, Hexapodichnus magnus⁸, Hexapodichnus horreus⁸, Bifurculipes sp.⁸, Bifurculipes curvatus⁸, Bifurculipes elachistotatus⁸, Bifurculipes laqueatus⁸ Harpepus capillaris⁸ Acanthichnus trilinearis⁸ Acanthichnus alternans n. sp.⁸ Acanthichnus saltatorius⁸ Acanthichnus cursorius⁸ Acanthichnus sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1858 Acanthichnus aguineus n. sp.⁸ Sagittarius alternans⁸ Cochlichnus sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1858 "n. sp." Cochlichnus anguineus⁸ Hitchcock 1858 Copeza propinquata⁸ Copeza sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1858 Copeza cruscularis⁸ Copeza archimedea⁸ Copeza punctata⁸ Copeza triremus⁸ Conopsoides curtus n. sp.⁸ Conopsoides larvalis⁸ Pterichnus centipes⁸ Hexapodichnus magnus⁸ Hexapodichnus horreus⁸ Bifurculipes sp.⁸ Hitchcock 1858 Bifurculipes curvatus⁸ Bifurculipes elachistotatus⁸ Bifurculipes laqueatus⁸
Grammichnus alpha
-	Grammichnus alpha⁸ Grammichnus alpha⁸ Hitchcock 1862
Ampelichnus sulcatus
-	Ampelichnus sulcatus⁸ Ampelichnus sulcatus⁸ Hitchcock 1862
Ichnolites
Dipodichnites -	Ornithoidichnites isodactyletus n. sp.² Ornithoidichnites isodactyletus n. sp.²

¹Cushman 1904; ²Hitchcock 1841; ³Hitchcock 1843; ⁴Hitchcock 1848; ⁵Hitchcock 1855; ⁶Hitchcock 1858; ⁷Hitchcock 1865; ⁸Hitchcock 1865; ⁹Hitchcock 1889; ¹⁰Lull 1904; ¹¹Lull 1915