Distributory channel community, Edwardsville Fm.: Chadian - Arundian, Indiana

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Psammosphaeridae
Thuramminoides sp. Plummer 1945
Hyperamminidae
Hyperammina sp. Brady 1879
2 species
Ammodiscidae
Glomospira sp. Rzehak 1895
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
2 species
Serpulopsis sp.
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Cornuspiridae
Trepeilopsis sp.
3 species
Rhodophyceae - Aoujgaliaceae
Stacheia sp. Brady 1876
3 species
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Griffithides sp. Portlock 1843
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae
? Knoxina sp.
originally entered as "? Knoxina sp."
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissites sp. Girty 1910
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Paraparchitidae
? Paraparchites sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1906
originally entered as "? Paraparchites sp."
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Menoeidina sp. Stewart 1936
Cavellina sp. Coryell 1928
originally entered as "Carellina sp."
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Quasillitidae
Graphiadactyllis sp.
? Quasillites sp. Coryell and Malkin 1936
originally entered as "? Quasilites sp."
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae
? Healdia sp. Roundy 1926
originally entered as "? Healdia sp."
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
? Microcheilinella sp. Geis 1933
originally entered as "? Microcheilinella sp."
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Fabalicypris sp.
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
? Pseudobythocypris sp. Shaver 1958
originally entered as "? Pseudobythacypris sp."
Polychaeta
Tubulelloides sp.
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Penniretepora sp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Thamniscus sp. King 1849
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Hemitrypa sp.
Archimedes sp.
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
(Archimedes?)
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Cystodictyonidae
Cystodictya sp. Ulrich 1882
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Pseudosyrinx sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris sp. M'Coy 1844
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer sp. Sowerby 1818
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Torynifer sp.
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora sp. King 1865
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes sp. Sokolskaja 1950
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Marginatia sp.
Flexaria sp.
Setigerites sp.
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Avonia sp.
Protoniella sp.
Marginirugus sp. Sutton 1938
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Ovatia sp.
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Echinoconchus sp.
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia sp. King 1938
originally entered as "Heterolosia sp."
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Orthotetes sp.
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Trigonoglossa sp.
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Conocardium sp. Bronn 1835
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
2 species
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
? Neilsonia sp. Thomas 1940
originally entered as "? Neilsonia "
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Euchondriidae
Euchondria sp. Meek 1874
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten sp. Girty 1903
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pseudaviculopecten sp. Newell 1938
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851
2 species
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina sp. de Koninck 1842
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866
2 species
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia sp. de Koninck 1841
Bivalvia - Grammysiidae
Sphenotus sp. Hall 1884
Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae
Sanguinolites sp. M'Coy 1844
originally entered as "Sanquinolites sp."
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae
Spathella sp. Hall 1885
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae
Cypricardinia sp. Hall 1860
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869
2 species
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aganasteridae
Aganaster sp. Miller and Gurley 1891
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
poteriocrine
Saccosompsis sp.
originally entered as "Saccosomopsis sp."
Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Synerocrinidae
Onychocrinus sp. Lyon and Cassidy 1860
2 species
Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae
Taxocrinus sp. Phillips 1843
Crinoidea - Botryocrinidae
Barycrinus sp. Meeke and Worthen 1868
2 species
Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina - Decadocrinidae
Decadocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1879
Holcocrinus sp. Kirk 1945
Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Euspirocrinidae
Parisocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1880
Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Barycrinidae
Pellecrinus sp. Kirk 1929
Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
Cyathocrinites sp. Miller 1821
2 species
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Staphylocrinidae
Abrotocrinus sp. Miller and Gurley 1890
2 species
Hylodecrinus sp. Kirk 1941
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pachylocrinidae
Pachylocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1879
3 species
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Zeacrinitidae
Sarocrinus sp. Kirk 1942
Eratocrinus sp. Kirk 1938
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae
Scytalocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1880
Histocrinus sp. Kirk 1940
2 species
Hypselocrinus sp. Kirk 1940
2 species
Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
Cribanocrinus sp.
Gilbertsocrinus sp. Phillips 1836
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae
Dichocrinus sp. Munster 1839
Paradichocrinus sp. Springer 1926
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Abatocrinus sp. Lane 1963
Eretmocrinus sp. Lyon and Casseday 1859
Macrocrinus sp. Jaekel 1895
2 species
Dizygocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Camptocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
Platycrinites sp. Miller 1821
2 species
Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae
Physospongia sp.
3 species
? Hydriodictya sp. Hall and Clarke 1899
originally entered as "? Hydriodictya sp."
Phragmodictya sp.
Cleodictya sp.
Hydnoangulus sp. Rigby and Ausich 1981
Lebedictya sp.
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
Amplexus sp. Sowerby 1814
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Pyrgiidae
Cladochonus sp. M'Coy 1847
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Diconularia sp. Sinclair 1952
Paraconularia sp.
unclassified
Zoophycus sp. Massalongo 1855
trace fossil
Scalarituba sp. Weller 1899
trace fossil - originally entered as "Scalarithba sp."
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Indiana
Coordinates: 39.5° North, 86.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.8° South, 32.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period: Carboniferous Epoch: Mississippian
Stage: Visean 10 m.y. bin: Carboniferous 2
*Local age/stage:Osagean
Key time interval: Chadian - Arundian
Age range of interval: 346.7 - 340.2 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Edwardsville
Stratigraphy comments: "Mid-Miss. (upper Osage)"
JA: the late Osagean is Chadian and Arundian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Environment:delta plain
Geology comments: "sandstone/siltstone. Delta platform-distributory channel. also present in interdistributory areas. BA2"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:"W.I. Ausich, T.W. Kammer, N.G. Lane. 1979. Fossil communities of the Border (Miss) Delta in Indiana and N. Kentucky. J. Paleo. 53:1182-1197. Also: Lane, 1973- This community, present in the upper quarry at Crawfordsville, is thought to represent the Distributory Community of Ausich et al. 1979. Elements of this community not listed by Ausich et al. 1979 are listed here."
Metadata
Database number:556
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:M. Sommers
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-01-14 11:15:56 Last modified:2017-01-31 20:05:21
Access level:the public Released:1999-01-14 11:15:56
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
20120. W. I. Ausich, T. W. Kammer, and N. G. Lane. 1979. Fossil communities of the Borden (Mississippi) delta in Indiana and northern Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 53:1182-1196 [G. Webster/G. Webster/M. Uhen]