Little Wolcott Creek - Wolcott: Telychian, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
Zaphrentis bilateralis
synonym of Zaphrenthis
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae
Helopora fragilis Hall 1851
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae
Phaenopora ensiformis Hall 1852
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae
Semicoscinium tenuiceps
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella tenuis
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Stropheodonta corrugata (Conrad 1842)
recombined as Gunnarella corrugata
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes cornutus
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae
Coelospira hemispherica (de Sowerby and Murchison 1839)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella circulus
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Platystrophia biforata (Schlotheim 1820)
recombined as Platystrophia biforatus
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia neglecta (Hall 1852)
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae
Pentamerus oblongus de Sowerby 1839
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Zygobolbidae
Zygobolba decora
Mastigobolbina incipiens
Mastigobolbina retifera
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York County:Wayne
Coordinates: 43.2° North, 76.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:25.6° South, 45.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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:Wolcott
Stratigraphy comments: bottom 5' of section
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,blue lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified "shale"
Lithology description: Light bluish gray, crystalline limestone. Shale layers common. This limestone on upthrown side of fault. Shale becomes more abundant toward base. Grades to underlying shale.
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:82516
Authorizer:L. Ivany Enterer:P. Wall
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-07-28 11:40:42 Last modified:2008-07-28 14:40:42
Access level:the public Released:2008-07-28 11:40:42
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]