Edwardsville Fm., Monroe Res. (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Indiana (39.0° N, 86.4° W: paleocoordinates 18.8° S, 32.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Edwardsville Formation, Chadian (346.7 - 340.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: prodelta; lithified mudstone

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: W. I. Ausich and R. A. Gurrola. 1979. Two boring organisms in a Lower Mississippian community of southern Indiana. Journal of Paleontology 53(2):335-344 [S. Peters/S. Peters]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 65923: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Shanan Peters on 26.09.2006

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Tylothyris sp. North 1920
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae