Pine Hill section, near Highland Mills (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Orange County, New York (41.3° N, 74.1° W: paleocoordinates 39.7° S, 29.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oriskany Formation, Pragian (410.8 - 407.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the NYSM

Primary reference: J. B. Bailey. 1986. North American Devonian Carydiidae (Bivalvia): Systematics, Phylogeny, and Implications in Early Diversification of the Class. Journal of Paleontology 60(2):302-326 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 70104: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 16.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Modiomorphida - Carydiidae
Carydium clarkei n. sp. Bailey 1986 clam