Eurypterid-associated biota, Goat Island Mbr., Lockport Fmn., Hamilton, Ont.: Wenlock, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Pterobranchia - Cyclograptidae
Reticulograptus sp.
Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae
Dictyonema sp. Hall 1851
unclassified
Annelida indet. Lamarck 1809
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797
genus name in quotes
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Schizotreta sp. Kutorga 1848
Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Craniops sp. Hall 1859
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Coolinia sp. Bancroft 1949
spelled with current rank as Fardenia (Coolinia)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Eoplectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Protomegastrophia sp. Caster 1939
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophonellidae
Strophonella sp. Hall 1879
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena sp. Dalman 1828
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
Plectatrypa sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Delthyris sp. Dalman 1828
Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Eospirifer sp. Schuchert 1913
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Dalejina sp. Havlicek 1953
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Resserella sp. Bancroft 1928
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia sp. King 1850
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Rhynchotreta sp. Hall 1879
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Stegerhynchus sp. (Foerste 1909)
original and current combination Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Chileata - Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
Dictyonella sp. Hall 1868
replaced by Eodictyonella
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Cephalopoda
Cephalopoda indet. Cuvier 1797
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
Bivalvia
Pelecypoda indet. Goldfuss 1820
synonym of Bivalvia
Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Leperditia sp. Rouault 1851
Eurypterida - Pterygotidae
Pterygotus canadensis
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
Anthozoa
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Scyphozoa - Conulariida
Conulariida indet. Miller and Gurley 1896
unclassified
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:Ontario
Coordinates: 43.3° North, 79.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:26.6° South, 45.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Wenlock
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
*Epoch:Late/Upper Wenlock
Key time interval:Wenlock
Age range of interval:433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Lockport Member:Goat Island
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: "Lockport Formation (Anacaster Chert)."
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Secondary lithology: chert
Lithology description: "Interbedded limestone and chert."
Environment:offshore ramp Tectonic setting:foreland basin
Glacial or sequence phase:highstand systems tract
Geology comments: "Environment: BA 3, probably Janius Community of the Janius Community Group as judged from the brachiopods."

2003:04:06: SEP environmenta/strat calls based on field knowledge and also Brett et al. (1998). Silurian Cycles. Bulletin NY state museum 491 (p. 106).
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: Substantial overlap with Collection number 473 (Coral-Stromatoporoid Community of the Lockport Formation, NY and Ont.).
Taxonomic list comments:Associated biota listed to higher taxon with genus names given for a few groups.
Metadata
Database number:14195
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-05-23 04:31:28 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:14:05
Access level:the public Released:2002-05-23 04:31:28
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4261. R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner]