4 mi NE of old town: Givetian, Maryland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) boydi (Conrad 1842)
boydi var gibbosa
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Maryland County:Garrett
Coordinates: 39.1° North, 76.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.4° South, 7.2° West
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Middle Devonian
Stage:Givetian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 3
Key time interval:Givetian
Age range of interval:387.70000 - 382.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Romney Member:Hamilton
Stratigraphy comments: hemiansatus to varcus
Lithology and environment
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Rode and Lieberman collection code BRU
Metadata
Database number:54955
Authorizer:A. Stigall Enterer:A. Stigall
Created:2005-09-27 13:36:59 Last modified:2005-09-27 16:36:59
Access level:the public
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

14402. A. L. Rode and B. S. Lieberman. 2004. Using GIS to unlock the interactions between biogeography, environment, and evolution in middle and Late Devonian brachiopods and bivalves. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 211(3-4):345-359 [A. Stigall/A. Stigall/A. Stigall]