Central Area, Zone E, Onondaga Limestone, NY (Devonian of the United States)

Where: New York (43.0° N, 76.2° W: paleocoordinates 39.0° S, 23.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Nedrow Member (Onondaga Formation), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; cherty/siliceous limestone

• medium to dark gray fine-grained limestone, cherty

Primary reference: W. A., J.r. Oliver. 1952. Stratigraphy of the Onondaga Limestone in Central New York. PhD thesis, Cornell University 1-98 [A. Miller/K. Layou/P. Wagner]more details

PaleoDB collection 9541: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 14.11.2000

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Taxonomic list

Deuteropoda
  -
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
frequent
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Odontocephalus selenurus trilobite
common
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
rare
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
"Leptostrophia perplana" = Protoleptostrophia perplana
"Leptostrophia perplana" = Protoleptostrophia perplana Conrad 1839
frequent
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Chonetes mucronata" = Longispina mucronata
"Chonetes mucronata" = Longispina mucronata Hall 1843
frequent
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
"Stropheodonta inequiradiata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta)
very rare
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Strophalosia sp. King 1844
common
 Productida - Productellidae
"Productella navicella" = Spinulicosta navicella
"Productella navicella" = Spinulicosta navicella Hall 1857
very rare
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida -
"Anoplotheca acutiplicata" = Atlanticocoelia acutiplicata
"Anoplotheca acutiplicata" = Atlanticocoelia acutiplicata Conrad 1841
frequent
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
common
 Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Coelospira camilla Hall 1867
frequent
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
"Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis
"Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis Vanuxem 1842
common
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula desiderata Hall 1863
very rare
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyostoma lineata Conrad 1842 snail
rare
Platyostoma turbinata Hall 1861 snail
very rare
Platyceras rarispinum Hall 1859 snail
very rare
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Rutoceratidae
Halloceras undulatum nautiloid
very rare
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Amplexidae
Heterophrentis prolifica horn coral
very rare
Heterophrentis sp. Billings 1875 horn coral
rare
 Stauriida - Stereolasmatidae
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Ceratopora sp. Grabau 1899 tabulate coral
very rare
 Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites turbinatus tabulate coral
very rare