A12. South end of Valcour Island, Day Point Fm.: Chazyan, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Illaenus punctatus
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Eurychilinidae
Eurychilina latimarginata (Raymond 1905)
Ostracoda - Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Leperditia canadensis Jones 1858
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus harrisi Raymond 1905
Asaphus beta
Stenolaemata - Phylloporinidae
Phylloporina incepta (Hall 1847)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Hebertella exfoliata Raymond 1905
recombined as Orthambonites exfoliata
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Hebertella vulgaris Raymond 1911
recombined as Mimella vulgaris
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sphenotretidae
Zygospira acutirostris (Hall 1847)
recombined as Sphenotreta acutirostris
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad 1838)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York County:Clinton
Coordinates: 44.6° North, 73.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:28.1° South, 54.8° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 2-4
Key time interval:Chazyan
Age range of interval:470.00000 - 457.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Chazy Formation:Day Point
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Lithology description: Shale and sandstone in bands about two inches thick. Above it are 28 feet of impure limestone.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:172223
Authorizer:B. Kröger Enterer:B. Kröger
Modifier:B. Kröger Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2015-07-31 02:44:34 Last modified:2024-03-31 19:20:59
Access level:the public Released:2015-07-31 02:44:34
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

15149. P. E. Raymond. 1906. The Chazy Formation and its fauna. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 3(4):498-596 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]