Oneida Lake Beach: Sheinwoodian, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites hisingeri Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Enterolasma caliculum
Trilobita - Phacopida - Homalonotidae
Homalonotus delphinocephalus
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites limulurus
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Aechminidae
Paraechmina postica
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella subplana
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae
Leptaena rhomboidalis (Wahlenberg 1818)
recombined as Leptaena (Leptaena) rhomboidalis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Spirifer radiatus Sowerby 1834
recombined as Eospirifer radiatus
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira pisiformis
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Whitfieldella nitida (Hall 1843)
oblata
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia neglecta (Hall 1852)
unclassified
Paraechmina spinosa (Hall 1852)
original and current combination Cytherina spinosa
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York County:Madison
Coordinates: 43.2° North, 75.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:27.3° South, 43.3° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Wenlock
Stage:Sheinwoodian 10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
Key time interval:Sheinwoodian
Age range of interval:433.40000 - 430.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Clinton Formation:Rochester
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:dolomitic,hematitic,shelly/skeletal,gray lithified sandy grainstone
Secondary lithology: lithified "shale"
Lithology description: Gray, sandy, dolomitic limestone. Some layers are shaly. Stringers of hematite common. Crinoid stems form some of the more pure layers
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:82559
Authorizer:L. Ivany Enterer:P. Wall
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-07-28 19:34:17 Last modified:2008-07-28 22:34:17
Access level:the public Released:2008-07-28 19:34:17
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]