Racine Fm, Milwaukee, Hartung Quarry, 34489 - Patzkowsky: Wenlock - Silurian, Wisconsin

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
informal Auloporid sp. 1
1 individual
Crinoidea
Crinoidea sp. 1 Miller 1821
1 individual
Crinoidea - Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae
Parapisocrinus sp. Mu 1954
4 individuals
Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Geisonoceratidae
Protokionoceras medullare
1 individual
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae
Dawsonoceras nodocostatum
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Antirhynchonella ventricosa
101 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Punctatrypidae
Reticulatrypa sp.
4 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Plectatrypa imbricata (Sowerby and Murchison 1839)
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Atrypina magnaventra
2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristina sp. Hall 1867
19 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia biloba (Linnaeus 1758)
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Resserella canalis (Sowerby 1839)
10 individuals
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena depressa (Sowerby 1824)
3 individuals
recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) depressa
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Protomegastrophia profunda (Hall 1852)
2 individuals
recombined as Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leangella dissiticostella
1 individual
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
3 individuals
ramose
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
2 individuals
encrusting
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
6 individuals
massive
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Sthenarocalymene celebra (Raymond 1916)
2 individuals
original and current combination Calymene celebra
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites illinoiensis
1 individual
Dalmanites platycaudatus
1 individual
Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Encrinurus egani
1 individual
Anthozoa - Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum sp. Goldfuss 1829
1 individual
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Wisconsin County:Milwaukee
Coordinates: 43.1° North, 88.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:25.0° South, 49.3° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Silurian
*Period:Early/Lower Silurian - Middle Silurian *Epoch:Wenlock
Key time interval:Wenlock - Silurian
Age range of interval:443.80000 - 419.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Racine
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified dolomite
Lithology description: fine-grained, well-bedded dolostone.
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Geology comments: "...represent an inter-reef facies."
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13017
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:A. Krug
Modifier:C. Visaggi Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-01-16 10:41:49 Last modified:2004-07-07 20:29:21
Access level:the public Released:2002-01-16 10:41:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4319. R. Watkins. 1991. Guild structure and tiering in a high-diversity Silurian community, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Palaios 6:465-478 [M. Patzkowsky/A. Krug/M. Uhen]