Edgewood Group, Locality D: Llandovery, Missouri
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Schuchertellidae
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Coolinia propinquua
(Meek and Worthen 1868)
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recombined as Schuchertella propinqua | ||||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Atrypida
- Atrypinidae
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Eospirigerina putilla
(Hall and Clarke 1894)
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recombined as Atrypa putilla | ||||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchotrematidae
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Stegerhynchus concinna
(Savage 1913)
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Rhynchonellata
- Pentamerida
- Virgianidae
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Brevilamnulella thebesensis
(Savage 1913)
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Meristina ovoides
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Rhynchospirinidae
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Homoeospira fiscellostriata
Savage 1913
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originally entered as "Homoespira fiscellostriata" | ||||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Hesperorthidae
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Dolerorthis savagei
Amsden 1974
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dalmanellidae
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Dalmanella edgewoodensis
Savage 1913
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Rhipidomellidae
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? Mendacella sp.
Cooper 1930
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originally entered as "? Mendacella sp." | ||||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Platyorthidae
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? Diceromyonia sera
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originally entered as "? Diceromyonia sera" | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Missouri | County: | Pike |
Coordinates: | 39.3° North, 91.2° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 22.2° South, 58.6° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Llandovery |
10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 1 | ||
*Period: | Early/Lower Silurian | *Epoch: | Early/Lower Llandovery |
Key time interval: | Llandovery | ||
Age range of interval: | 443.80000 - 433.40000 m.y. ago | ||
* legacy (obsolete) database fields |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Bryant Knob | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: 5 ft thick section appx 5 ft above base of exposure. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | ooidal,gray lithified "limestone" | ||
Secondary lithology: | dolomite | ||
Environment: | deep subtidal shelf | Tectonic setting: | cratonic basin |
Geology comments: "Unrestricted offshore environment of moderate depth involving some water movement by waves and (or) currents." "Interbedded dolomite, dolomitic limestone, and organo-detrital sparite with some oolites." |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with silica |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Taxonomic list comments:Brachiopods (Articulate) only. |
Metadata
Database number: | 3351 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | M. Sommers |
Modifier: | C. Visaggi | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 1999-07-30 14:02:20 | Last modified: | 2004-03-11 16:25:09 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-11-20 13:53:19 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
187. | T. W. Amsden. 1974. Late Ordovician and Early Silurian articulate brachiopods from Oklahoma, southwestern Illinois, and eastern Missouri. Bulletin - Oklahoma Geological Survey 119:1-154 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/M. Uhen] |