Caryocrinites ornatus-Eucalyptocrinites Association of the Gasport: Wenlock, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Asaphocinus sp.
Gomphocysstites cf. tenax
Camarata indet.
indet. camarate 1, 2, and 3
Holocystitidae
? Holocystites sp. Hall 1864
Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae
Calceocrinus chrysalis (Hall 1860)
original and current combination Cheirocrinus chrysalis
[entered as Caleocrinus chrysalis]
Rhombifera - Callocystitidae
Callocystites jewetti
Crinoidea - Botryocrinidae
? Gothocrinus multibrachiatus
Crinoidea
Icthyocrinus conoideus
Icthyocrinus laevis
Icthyocrinus subangulatus
Crinoidea - Sagenocrinida - Lecanocrinidae
Lecanocrinus cf. pusillus
Crinoidea - Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae
Pisocrinus sp. de Koninck 1858
Crinoidea - Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae
? Eohalysiocrinus typus
Catatonocrinus halli
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Eucalyptocrinitidae
Calliocrinus sp. Orbigny 1850
Eucalyptocrinites caelatus
Eucalyptocrinites sp. Goldfuss 1831
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Periechocrinidae
Periechocrinus cf. speciosus
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Patelliocrinidae
Macrostylocrinus cf. granulosus
Macrostylocrinus sp.
Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Gazacrinidae
Gazacrinus immaturus
Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Dimerocrinitidae
Dimerocrinites lockportensis
Rhombifera - Caryocrinitidae
Caryocrinites ornatus Say 1825
Blastoidea - Coronata - Stephanocrinidae
Stephanocrinus angulatus Conrad 1842
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York
Coordinates: 43.2° North, 78.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:27.1° South, 44.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Silurian Epoch:Wenlock
10 m.y. bin:Silurian 2
*Period:Early/Lower Silurian *Epoch:Early/Lower Wenlock - Middle Wenlock
Key time interval:Wenlock
Age range of interval:433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Clinton Formation:Gasport Limstone
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:"cross stratification",planar lamination,grading,dolomitic lithified packstone
Lithology description: The dominant lithology is dolomitic pelmatozoan pack- and grainstones; fossils are disarticulated and commonly fragmented, but (rarely) complete tecae and evencrowns of pelmatozoans occur, particularly on the flanks of small bioherms. Lamination, minor graded bedding, and cross stratification are common, and in the Gasport Limestone, apparent bipolar (herringbone) cross lamination is well developed in some outcrops.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13338
Authorizer:M. Foote Enterer:K. Koverman
Modifier:M. Foote Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-02-28 08:16:49 Last modified:2006-09-15 15:14:05
Access level:the public Released:2002-02-28 08:16:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4379. T. J. Frest, C. E. Brett, and B. J. Witzke. 1999. Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America. Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 638-783 [M. Foote/K. Koverman/P. Wagner]