Richfield Springs - Willowvale: Telychian, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae
Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae
Pholidops squamiformis
synonym of Craniops
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella subplana
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes cornutus
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Stropheodonta corrugata (Conrad 1842)
recombined as Gunnarella corrugata
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
"Dalmanella" elegantula
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae
Eocoelia sulcata (Prouty 1923)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
"Camarotoechia" neglecta (Hall 1852)
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Lingula perovata Hall 1852
recombined as Lingula (Palaeoglossa) perovata
Ostracoda - Zygobolbidae
Plethobolbina typicalis
Mastigobolbina typus
Zygosella cf. vallata Ulrich and Bassler 1923
Trilobita - Phacopida - Calymenidae
Liocalymene clintoni
Calymene niagarensis Hall 1843
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York County:Herkimer
Coordinates: 42.9° North, 74.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:26.4° South, 44.3° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Llandovery
Stage:Telychian 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 1
Key time interval:Telychian
Age range of interval:438.50000 - 433.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Clinton Formation:Willowvale
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Platy Green Shales
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:76754
Authorizer:L. Ivany Enterer:P. Wall
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-12-02 13:11:36 Last modified:2007-12-02 15:11:36
Access level:the public Released:2007-12-02 13:11:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
25968. L.V. Rickard and D.H. Zenger. 1964. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Richfield Springs and Cooperstown Quadrangles, New York. Bulletin of the New York State Museum and Science Service 396:101 [L. Ivany/P. Wall]