LC7H Hamilton area (Devonian of the United States)

Also known as Randallville Ludlowville Formation, Centerfield member, Halls Landing Beds Dart Glen at Randallsville, near Hamilton, Madison Co., Hamilton quad

Where: Madison County, New York (42.8° N, 75.6° W: paleocoordinates 38.1° S, 23.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: lower varcus conodont zone, Centerfield Member (Ludlowville Formation), Middle Devonian (393.3 - 382.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified, argillaceous, muddy lime mudstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: L. C. Ivany, C. E. Brett, H. L. B. Wall, P. D. Wall, and J. C. Handley. 2009. Relative taxonomic and ecological stability in Devonian marine faunas of New York State: a test of coordinated stasis. Paleobiology 35(4):499-524 [B. Deline/B. Deline/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 91247: authorized by Brad Deline, entered by Brad Deline on 13.09.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Anthozoa
 Auloporida - Pyrgiidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae
 Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Elita fimbriata Conrad 1842
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
  - Tropidoleptidae
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
 Modiomorphida - Carydiidae
 Solenida - Orthonotidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculoidea lirata Conrad 1842 nut clam