Decker Formation Brachiopods, Green Pond Outlier, SE New York and NE New Jersey: Pridoli, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
? Leptostrophia sp. Hall and Clarke 1892
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena informal sp. B Dalman 1828
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetidae indet. Bronn 1862
chonetid sp. D
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae
Kozlowskiella (Megakozlowskiella) cf. perlamellosa (Hall 1857)
recombined as Megakozlowskiella perlamellosa
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
? Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Machaerariidae
Machaeraria informal sp. A Cooper 1955
Machaeraria informal sp. B Cooper 1955
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
? Cupularostrum informal sp. B Sartenaer 1961
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Gypidula sp. Hall 1867
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
? Dalejina ? oblata
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
? Orthostrophia sp.
Orthostrophia or Dolerorthis
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
? Dolerorthis sp. Schuchert and Cooper 1931
Orthostrophia or Dolerorthis
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa sp. Dalman 1828
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York
Coordinates: 44.3° North, 74.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.4° South, 36.5° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Pridoli
Stage:unnamed Pridoli stage 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
Key time interval:Pridoli
Age range of interval:423.00000 - 419.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Decker
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:hematitic argillaceous dolomite
Secondary lithology:hematitic grainstone
Lithology description: Decker consists of three units (going up): shaly, dark-gray, fine-grained dolomite; medium-grained dolomite with bands of hematite; a 2-foote bed of coarsely crystalline limestone with hematite and some quartz sand grains, bryozoan and crinoid fragments.
Environment:carbonate indet. Tectonic setting:foreland basin
Geology comments: 2003:05:03 SEP environmental call based on given lith. description and personal information
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Brachiopods only.
Metadata
Database number:25893
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:M. Foote
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-09-27 12:38:11 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:13:14
Access level:the public Released:2002-09-27 12:38:11
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

7194. A. J. Boucot, K. L. Gauri, and J. Southard. 1970. Silurian and Lower Devonian brachiopods, structure and stratigraphy of the Green Pond Outlier in southeastern New York. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 135(1-2):1-59 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]