Where: Dane County, Wisconsin (43.0° N, 89.7° W: paleocoordinates 21.0° S, 62.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Galena Group, Rocklandian to Rocklandian (457.3 - 449.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Galena Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Middle Ordovician; here revised to Rocklandian-Shermanian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Collection methods: bulk, acetic, sieve,
• COLLECTOR: Derived from historic collections. REPOSITORY: Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Primary reference: D. L. Clark, J. K. Sorenson, and A. N. Ladd. 1999. Probable Microvertebrates, Vertebrate-like Fossils, and Weird Things from the Wisconsin Ordovician. Journal of Paleontology 73(6):1201-1209 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 90360: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 17.07.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Problematica "indet. 1", Problematica "indet. 2", Problematica "indet. 3", Problematica "indet. 4", Problematica "indet. 5", Problematica "indet. 6"
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Palaeoscolecida | |