Eurypterid-associated biota of the Wills Creek Fm., Bass, W. Virginia.: Ludlow - Pridoli, West Virginia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Ostracoda
- Leperditicopida
- Leperditiidae
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Leperditia sp.
Rouault 1851
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Eurypterida
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Waeringopterus cumberlandicus
(Swartz 1923)
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Eurypterida
- Pterygotidae
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Truncatiramus exopthalmus
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| synonym of Erettopterus | ||||||||||
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Eurypterida
- Adelophthalmidae
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Bassipterus virginicus
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Parahughmilleria bellistriata
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Eurypterida
- Drepanopteridae
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Drepanopterus nodosus
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unclassified
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Brachiopoda indet.
Cuvier 1805
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| abundant linguloids | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
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Pelecypoda indet.
Goldfuss 1820
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| synonym of Bivalvia | ||||||||||
| poorly preserved | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | West Virginia | County: | Hardy |
| Coordinates: | 38.9° North, 79.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.1° South, 43.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Wills Creek |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal "limestone" | ||
| Secondary lithology: | lime mudstone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Lithology description: "Limestone, alternating with shaly and thin, well indurated beds; undurtaed beds with irregular bottoms and shell hash, changing upwards into sparse biomicrite; probably a storm deposit (personal observations)." | |||
| Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal | Tectonic setting: | foreland basin |
| Geology comments: "BA 1, as suggested by the abundant linguloids and Leperditia present on same bedding planes as eurypterids; subject to repeated storms."
2003:04:06 Environmental/tectoncic call by SEP based on given description and Patchen, D. G., and R. A. Smosna. 1976. AAPG Bulletin 60:1622-1623. | |||
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Some higher taxa listed but genera not specified. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 14202 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Foote | Enterer: | M. Foote |
| Modifier: | M. Foote | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2002-05-23 07:51:19 | Last modified: | 2006-09-15 15:14:05 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2002-05-23 07:51:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 4261. | R. E. Plotnick. 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids. In A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 106-136 [M. Foote/M. Foote/P. Wagner] |