Niagara Gorge - Rochester Shale 120-124 feet: Wenlock, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Erdiotrypa striata
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Sowerbyella transversalis (Wahlenberg 1818)
recombined as Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) transversalis
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Rhynchospirinidae
Trematospira camura
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Anomia reticularis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia neglecta (Hall 1852)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hybridia
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Dalmanella elegantula
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Orthostrophia fasciata
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Orthis flabellites Foerste 1889
recombined as Dolerorthis flabellites
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora crustula
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae
Ceramopora imbricata Hall 1852
Stenolaemata - Phylloporinidae
Chasmatopora asperatostriata
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diploclemidae
Diploclema sparsum (Hall 1852)
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinoporidae
Lichenalia concentrica Hall 1852
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae
Semicoscinium tenuiceps
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella elegans
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Batostomellidae
Batostomella granulifera
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Trematoporidae
Trematopora tuberculosa Hall 1852
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Cladopora seriata Hall 1851
unclassified
Paraechmina spinosa (Hall 1852)
original and current combination Cytherina spinosa
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York County:Niagara
Coordinates: 43.2° North, 79.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:26.8° South, 45.1° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Wenlock
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
Key time interval:Wenlock
Age range of interval:433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Clinton Formation:Rochester
Local section:Niagara Gorge Local bed:120 ft
Local order:top to bottom
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:brown,gray,blue lithified calcareous "shale"
Secondary lithology:shelly/skeletal lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: Bluish gray, very calcareous shale with numerous thin limestone layers. Limestone highly fossiliferous
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:81782
Authorizer:L. Ivany Enterer:P. Wall
Created:2008-07-15 17:56:03 Last modified:2008-07-15 20:56:03
Access level:the public Released:2008-07-15 17:56:03
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
27610. T. Gillette. 1947. The Clinton of Western and Central New York. New York State Museum Bulletin (341) [L. Ivany/P. Wall]