Eastern area, Richfield Springs quadrangle, Onondaga Limestone, NY (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Otsego County, New York (42.7° N, 74.9° W: paleocoordinates 39.4° S, 22.4° 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

• 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 9554: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 12.11.2000

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Amplexidae
Heterophrentis prolifica horn coral
rare
Heterophrentis sp. Billings 1875 horn coral
common
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Coelospira camilla Hall 1867
rare
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
rare
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
"Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis
"Levenia lenticularis" = Levenea lenticularis Vanuxem 1842
frequent
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
 Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tentaculita
 Styliolinida - Styliolinidae
Styliolina fissurella Hall 1879
rare
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Rutoceratidae
Goldringia trivolvis nautiloid
frequent
Trilobita
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
"Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus
"Phacops cristata" = Viaphacops cristatus Hall 1861 trilobite
rare
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Odontocephalus selenurus trilobite
rare