SUNY-B 307 Burtville: Famennian, Pennsylvania

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhacophytales
Rhacophyton sp. axis Mourlon 1875
Rhacophyton ? sp. axis, non-seed repro Mourlon 1875
Stein 2002 1 specimen
Ridged axis (dia. 3-10 mm) with globular shape sporangia
Lycopsida
Stein 2002 8 specimens
unclassified
Taeniocrada sp. White 1902
Stein 2002 >80 specimens
Zosterophyllopsida
Barinophyton citrulliforme axis, non-seed repro
>20 specimens
micro + megaspores present
Barinophyton cf. obscurum microspore, megaspore
Brauer 1981
strobili, fronds
Barinophyton spp. axis White 1905
Stein 2002 >100 specimens
cones and axis
unclassified
Protobarinophyton pennsylvanicum megaspore, microspore
Cichan et al. 1984 2 specimens
Stein 2002 >100 specimens
Ridged axis (dia. <3 mm)
Stein 2002 >150 specimens
Ridged axis (dia. 3-10 mm)
Stein 2002 9 specimens
Ridged axis (dia. 10-20 mm)
Stein 2002 12 specimens
Ridged axis (dia. >20 mm)
Stein 2002 6 specimens
Ridged axis with dichotomous ramifications (dia. <3 mm)
Stein 2002 4 specimens
Ridged axis with dichotomous ramifications (dia. 3-10 mm)
Stein 2002 7 specimens
Ridged axis with ramifications (dia. 3-10 mm)
Stein 2002 3 specimens
Ridged axis with multiple dichotomous ramifications (dia. 3-10 mm)
Stein 2002 1 specimen
Ridged axis with ramifications (dia. < 3mm)
Stein 2002 2 specimens
Ridged axis with multiple small ramifications (dia. 3-10 mm)
Stein 2002 >50 specimens
Axis (dia. <3 mm)
Stein 2002 1 specimen
Axis with multiple dichotomous ramifications (dia. 3-10 mm)
Stein 2002 5 specimens
Irregular patterned axis (dia. 10-20 mm)
Stein 2002 2 specimens
Ridged axis with multiple dichotomous ramification (dia. <3 mm)
Archaeopteridopsida - Archaeopteridales - Archaeopteridaceae
Archaeopteris sp. axis Dawson 1871
Stein 2002 >50 specimens
Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae
Stein 2002 1 specimen
Plotnick 2022
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Pennsylvania County:Potter
Coordinates: 41.8° North, 78.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.5° South, 44.9° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Devonian Epoch: Late Devonian
Stage: Famennian 10 m.y. bin: Devonian 5
*Period:Late/Upper Devonian *Epoch:Famennian
Key time interval: Famennian
Age range of interval: 372.15 - 358.86 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Catskill
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:yellow sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Found in a 1-m thick, saucer-shaped lens composed of fine to medium grained tan sandstone.
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression,adpression,permineralized,coalified,replaced with limonite,replaced with carbon
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Spatial orientation:random
Preservation of anatomical detail:variable
Articulated whole bodies:some
Associated major elements:some
Disassociated major elements:some
Disassociated minor elements:some
Size sorting:poor
Fragmentation:frequent
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:allochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,chemical,mechanical,peel or thin section,field collection,survey of museum collection
Rock censused:118 # of surfaces (quadrat)
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Collected by Crepet, Grierson, Zyskowski.
Taxonomic list comments:See Taylor & Brauer (1983)-Ultrastructural studies of in situ Devonian spores: Barinophyton citrulliforme
Metadata
Database number:20814
Authorizer:W. Stein, R. Plotnick Enterer:J. Kao, M. Gonzalez, N. Smith, R. Plotnick
Modifier:R. Plotnick Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-06-07 11:11:35 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2002-06-07 11:11:35
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
6419. D. F. Brauer. 1980. Barinophyton citrulliforme (Barinophytales Incertae Sedis Barinophytaceae) from the Upper Devonian of Pennsylvania. American Journal of Botany 67(8):1186-1206 [W. Stein/N. Smith/M. Gonzalez]

Secondary references:

6552 D.F. Brauer. 1981. Heterosporous, Barinophytacean Plants from the Upper Devonian of North America and A Discussion of the Possible Affinities of the Barinophytaceae. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 33:347-362 [W. Stein/J. Kao/J. Kao]
6525 M. A. Cichan, T. N. Taylor, and D. F. Brauer. 1984. Ultrastructural studies of in situ Devonian spores: Protobarinophyton pennsylvanicum Brauer. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 41:167-175 [W. Stein/N. Smith/N. Smith]
81414 R.E. Plotnick. 2022. Devonian Eurypterids from Indiana and Pennsylvania. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 34(2):5-16 [R. Plotnick/R. Plotnick/R. Plotnick]
6895 W. E. Stein. 2002. SUNY-Binghamton Paleobiology Collection. [W. Stein/N. Smith/N. Smith]