PBDB Collection

Beechwood Limestone (Falls of Ohio area) (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Jefferson County, Kentucky (38.3° N, 85.6° W: paleocoordinates 40.1° S, 34.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Beechwood Limestone Formation, Middle Devonian (393.3 - 382.7 Ma)

• The Beechwood Formation is part of the Sellersburg Group

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shelly/skeletal, gray grainstone

• grey, coarse-grained crinoidal limestone

Primary reference: E. C. Stumm. 1964. Silurian and Devonian Corals of the Falls of the Ohio. The Geological Society of America Memoir 93:1-184 [A. Miller/K. Layou/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 5709: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 17.11.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Benthanyphyllum prateriforme, Benthanyphyllum robustum Benthanyphyllum prateriforme Benthanyphyllum robustum
Rhynchonellata
Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae	Fimbrispirifer venustus Fimbrispirifer venustus
Athyridida - Meristellidae	Pentagonia biplicata Pentagonia biplicata
Anthozoa
Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae	Edaphophyllum ? laciniatum, Cystiphylloides americanum, Cystiphylloides crassatum Edaphophyllum ? laciniatum horn coral Cystiphylloides americanum horn coral Cystiphylloides crassatum horn coral
Stauriida - Stereolasmatidae	Stereolasma gallicalcar, Stereolasma rectum Stereolasma gallicalcar horn coral Stereolasma rectum Hall 1843 horn coral
Stauriida - Halliidae	Odontophyllum convergens, Odontophyllum patellatum, Odontophyllum tornatum, Hallia ? strigata, Blothrophyllum zaphrentiforme Odontophyllum convergens horn coral Odontophyllum patellatum horn coral Odontophyllum tornatum horn coral Hallia ? strigata horn coral Blothrophyllum zaphrentiforme horn coral
Stauriida - Eridophyllidae	Eridophyllum archiaci, Eridophyllum tumidulum Eridophyllum archiaci horn coral Eridophyllum tumidulum horn coral
Stauriida - Zaphrentidae	Phymatophyllum nanum, Heliophyllum alternatum, Heliophyllum ethelanum, Heliophyllum gurleyi, Heliophyllum infundibulum, Heliophyllum insigne, Heliophyllum tenuiseptatum, Heliophyllum halli, Zaphrenthis ? amplexiformis Phymatophyllum nanum horn coral Heliophyllum alternatum horn coral Heliophyllum ethelanum horn coral Heliophyllum gurleyi horn coral Heliophyllum infundibulum horn coral Heliophyllum insigne horn coral Heliophyllum tenuiseptatum horn coral Heliophyllum halli Edwards and Haime 1851 horn coral Zaphrenthis ? amplexiformis horn coral
Stauriida - Arachnophyllidae	Craterophyllum adnascens Craterophyllum adnascens horn coral
Stauriida - Acrophyllidae	Acrophyllum clarki, Acrophyllum conigerum, Scenophyllum ? coniferum Acrophyllum clarki horn coral Acrophyllum conigerum horn coral Scenophyllum ? coniferum horn coral
Stauriida - Amplexidae	Heterophrentis concava, Heterophrentis foliata, Heterophrentis simplex, Heterophrentis subcompressa Heterophrentis concava horn coral Heterophrentis foliata horn coral Heterophrentis simplex horn coral Heterophrentis subcompressa horn coral
Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae	Siphonophrentis halli Siphonophrentis halli horn coral
Favositida - Pachyporidae	Striatopora sp., "Trachypora alternans" = Thamnoptychia, "Trachypora vermiculosa" = Thamnoptychia, Cladopora gulielmi Striatopora sp. Hall 1851 tabulate coral "Trachypora alternans" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral "Trachypora vermiculosa" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral Cladopora gulielmi tabulate coral
Favositida - Micheliniidae	Pleurodictyum insigne, Pleurodictyum planum, Pleurodictyum wardi Pleurodictyum insigne tabulate coral Pleurodictyum planum tabulate coral Pleurodictyum wardi tabulate coral
Favositida - Favositidae	Emmonsia arbuscula, Emmonsia eximia, Favosites hamiltoniae, Favosites placenta, Favosites rotundituba, Favosites turbinatus, Favosites clausus Emmonsia arbuscula tabulate coral Emmonsia eximia tabulate coral Favosites hamiltoniae tabulate coral Favosites placenta tabulate coral Favosites rotundituba tabulate coral Favosites turbinatus tabulate coral Favosites clausus Rominger 1876 tabulate coral
Favositida - Alveolitidae	Alveolites goldfussi, Alveolites sp. Alveolites goldfussi tabulate coral Alveolites sp. Lamarck 1801 tabulate coral
Favositida - Coenitidae	Platyaxum frondosum Platyaxum frondosum tabulate coral
Auloporida - Aulocystidae	Aulocystis auloporoidea, Aulocystis jacksoni, Aulocystis transitorius n. sp. Aulocystis auloporoidea tabulate coral Aulocystis jacksoni tabulate coral Aulocystis transitorius n. sp. tabulate coral