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Silica Formation at Martin-Marietta Quarry (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Michigan (42.1° N, 83.6° W: paleocoordinates 36.1° S, 30.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Silica Formation, Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and shale

• Overall sequence: Bioclastic limestone; argillaceous limestone; shale.

Primary reference: R. V. Kesling and R. B. Chilman. 1975. Strata and megafossils of the Middle Devonian Silica Formation. University of Michigan Papers on Paleontology 8:1-408 [M. Foote/M. Foote/M. Foote]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 38475: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 21.04.2004, edited by Jennifer Bauer

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unclassified
-	Atactoechus cf. typicus, ? Semipora ehlersi Atactoechus cf. typicus ? Semipora ehlersi
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Bethanyphyllidae	Bethanyphyllum robustum Bethanyphyllum robustum horn coral
Stauriida - Amplexidae	Heterophrentis simplex Heterophrentis simplex horn coral
Auloporida - Auloporidae	Planalveolitella parasitica, Aulopora microbuccinata Planalveolitella parasitica tabulate coral Aulopora microbuccinata tabulate coral
Auloporida - Aulocystidae	Aulocystis auloporoidea, Aulocystis jacksoni, Aulocystis lucasensis Aulocystis auloporoidea tabulate coral Aulocystis jacksoni tabulate coral Aulocystis lucasensis tabulate coral
Favositida - Pachyporidae	"Trachypora labyrinthica" = Thamnoptychia, "Trachypora minuitissima" = Thamnoptychia, "Trachypora silicensis" = Thamnoptychia "Trachypora labyrinthica" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral "Trachypora minuitissima" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral "Trachypora silicensis" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral
Favositida - Micheliniidae	Pleurodictyum (Procteria) cornu Pleurodictyum (Procteria) cornu tabulate coral
Crinoidea
Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae	Gilbertsocrinus ohioensis Gilbertsocrinus ohioensis Sea lily
Monobathrida - Hexacrinitidae	Arthroacantha carpenteri Arthroacantha carpenteri Sea lily
Monobathrida - Periechocrinitidae	Gennaeocrinus chilmanae Gennaeocrinus chilmanae Sea lily
Blastoidea
Pentremitida - Hyperoblastidae	Hyperoblastus reimanni Hyperoblastus reimanni blastoid
Trilobita
Phacopida - Phacopidae	"Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana "Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana Green 1832 trilobite
Malacostraca
Archaeostraca -	Echinocaris punctata, Rhinocaris ehlersi Echinocaris punctata Rhinocaris ehlersi
Ostracoda
Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae	Scrobicula xysta Scrobicula xysta Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11
Beyrichicopida - Bolliidae	Tetrastorthynx diabolicus, Stictobollia alethaae, Ulrichia illinearis, Ulrichia spinifera, Ulrichia fastidiosa, Ulrichia fragilis, Ulrichia conradi, Xystinotus subnodatus, Xystinotus wrightorum Tetrastorthynx diabolicus Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 9-11 Stictobollia alethaae Coley 1954 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Ulrichia illinearis Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15 Ulrichia spinifera Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18 Ulrichia fastidiosa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Soft shales of the Styliolina beds, Units 9-11 Ulrichia fragilis Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Ulrichia conradi Jones 1890 ostracod Units 9-11 Xystinotus subnodatus Turner 1939 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Xystinotus wrightorum Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Beyrichicopida - Aechminellidae	Balantoides trilobata, Cornigella immotipedata Balantoides trilobata Turner 1939 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12 Cornigella immotipedata Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 9-11
Beyrichicopida - Richinidae	Richina truncata, Richina trinodosa, Richina subcircularis Richina truncata Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9-11 Richina trinodosa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Richina subcircularis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9-11
Beyrichicopida - Aechminidae	Sigynus dictyotus Sigynus dictyotus Kesling 1953 ostracod Styliolina beds (MM-Chon)
Platycopida - Knoxitidae	Hypotetragona fractodorsalis, Hypotetragona aequitalis, Hypotetragona harrietensis, Knoxiella truncata, Knoxiella rutkowskiae Hypotetragona fractodorsalis ostracod Units 9-11 Hypotetragona aequitalis Peterson 1964 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15 Hypotetragona harrietensis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9-11 Knoxiella truncata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Knoxiella rutkowskiae Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11
Platycopida - Kloedenellidae	Eukloedenella doverensis, Dizygopleura trisinuata, Dizygopleura euglyphea, Poloniella cingulata, Punctoprimitia simplex Eukloedenella doverensis Turner 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Dizygopleura trisinuata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 1-7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18 Dizygopleura euglyphea Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 9-11, 12 Poloniella cingulata Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Punctoprimitia simplex Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Platycopida - Coelonellidae	Coelonella scapha, Coelonella plana Coelonella scapha Stewart 1930 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Coelonella plana Stewart 1930 ostracod Units 1-6, 7 9-11, 12
Platycopida - Cytherellidae	Birdsallella tumida, Birdsallella devonica Birdsallella tumida Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Birdsallella devonica Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Unit 12
Platycopida - Cavellinidae	Menoeidina arcuata, Menoeidina subreniformis, Menoeidina paucipunctata Menoeidina arcuata Turner 1939 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Menoeidina subreniformis Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-7, 9-12, 14-15, 17-18 Menoeidina paucipunctata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11
Palaeocopida - Hollinidae	Hanaites platus, Falsipollex laxivelatus, Falsipollex lativelatus, Adelphobolbina trilobata, Adelphobolbina spicata, Ctenoloculina eurybathrota, Ctenoloculina acanthina, Ctenoloculina cicatricosa, Subligaculum scrobiculatum, Subligaculum bifidum Hanaites platus Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod Units 9-11 Falsipollex laxivelatus Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12 Falsipollex lativelatus Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15 Adelphobolbina trilobata Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-7, 9-12, 14-15 Adelphobolbina spicata Kesling and McMillan 1954 ostracod Units 1-6 Ctenoloculina eurybathrota Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 9-11, 14-15 Ctenoloculina acanthina Kesling 1953 ostracod Units 9-11 Ctenoloculina cicatricosa Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18 Subligaculum scrobiculatum Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15 Subligaculum bifidum Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae	Hollinella (Keslingella) pumila, Hollinella (Keslingella) antespinosa, Hollinella (Keslingella) labrosa, Tetrasacculus bilobus Hollinella (Keslingella) pumila Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 9-12, 14-15 Hollinella (Keslingella) antespinosa Ulrich 1891 ostracod Units 9-12 Hollinella (Keslingella) labrosa Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod Units 9-12 Tetrasacculus bilobus Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18
Palaeocopida - Amphissellidae	Doraclatum conatum, Tetrarhabdus pygmaeus, Dirhabdus multicostatus Doraclatum conatum Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9-11 Tetrarhabdus pygmaeus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Dirhabdus multicostatus Pauken 1966 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15
Palaeocopida - Arcyzonidae	Arcyzona homalosagenota, Arcyzona rhabdota, Arcyzona campylactinota, Arcyzona diademata, Arcyzona bythiclimacota Arcyzona homalosagenota Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 9-11 Arcyzona rhabdota Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 9-11, 17-18 Arcyzona campylactinota Kesling 1936 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15 Arcyzona diademata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 7, 9-11, 14-15 Arcyzona bythiclimacota Kesling 1952 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15
Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae	Phlyctiscapha apleta Phlyctiscapha apleta Kesling 1954 ostracod Found in units 1-6 (Tropidoleptus carinatus zone), 9-11 ("Chonetes" zone), 12, and 14-15.
Palaeocopida - Kirkbyellidae	Kirkbyella (Berdanella) stewartae, Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis, Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) bellipuncta Kirkbyella (Berdanella) stewartae Sohn 1961 ostracod Units 9-11, 12 Kirkbyella (Berdanella) unicornis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15 Kirkbyella (Kirkbyella) bellipuncta Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15
Palaeocopida - Cryptophyllidae	Cryptophyllus minusculus, Cryptophyllus arsinius Cryptophyllus minusculus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units, 7, 9-11 Cryptophyllus arsinius Stover 1956 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 17-18
Palaeocopida -	Ehlersia hypercala Ehlersia hypercala Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod Units 9-11
Podocopida -	Euglyphella modesta, Euglyphella compressa, Euglyphella lispa, Euglyphella sigmoidalis, Euglyphella projecta, Hyphasmaphora textiligera Euglyphella modesta Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11 Euglyphella compressa Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 7, 9-11 Euglyphella lispa Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 7, 9-11, 14-15 Euglyphella sigmoidalis Jones 1890 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18 Euglyphella projecta Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 14-15 Hyphasmaphora textiligera Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Unit 12
Podocopida - Bythocytheridae	Monoceratina casei Monoceratina casei Warthin 1934 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 14-15
Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae	Microcheilinella mariettensis Microcheilinella mariettensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11
Podocopida - Bufinidae	Bythocyproidea eriensis, Bufina spinulifera, Bufina abbreviata, Bufina curti Bythocyproidea eriensis Stewart and Hendrix 1945 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Bufina spinulifera Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 17-18 Bufina abbreviata Peterson 1966 ostracod Units 8, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Bufina curti Coley 1954 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11
Podocopida - Healdiidae	Healdia medusaensis, Healdia gibba, Healdia arkonensis, Ponderodictya ohioensis, Ponderodictya rhodesi, Ponderodictya punctulifera, Nannohealdia arcuata Healdia medusaensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15 Healdia gibba Kesling and Weiss 1953 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15 Healdia arkonensis Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 9-11 Ponderodictya ohioensis ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 14-15 Ponderodictya rhodesi Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15 Ponderodictya punctulifera Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-12, 14-15, 17-18 Nannohealdia arcuata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11, 12
Podocopida - Quasillitidae	Quasillites concentricus, Quasillites fordei, Quasillites obliquus, Quasillites sublunatus, Jenningsina catenulata Quasillites concentricus Turner 1939 ostracod Units 9-11, 12, 14-15 Quasillites fordei Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-7, 9-12, 14-15, 17-18 Quasillites obliquus Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Quasillites sublunatus Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Jenningsina catenulata Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7
Podocopida -	Octonaria crescentiformis, Octonaria laevilitata, Octonaria quadricostata Octonaria crescentiformis Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 7, 12 Octonaria laevilitata Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod Units 12, 14-15, 17-18 Octonaria quadricostata Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 12, 14-15
Podocopida - Ropolonellidae	Ropolonellus papillatus Ropolonellus papillatus Van Pelt 1933 ostracod Units 9-11
Podocopida - Bairdiidae	Rectobairdia emaciata Rectobairdia emaciata Kesling and Kilgore 1952 ostracod Units 9-11
Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae	Rugocytherellina ehlersi, Praepilatina silicensis, Bairdiocypris transptyxis, Bairdiocypris gongylus, Cytherellina lechria, Cytherellina lucasensis, Cytherellina subquadrata, Cytherellina kutasii, Cytherellina tanymeka Rugocytherellina ehlersi Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Praepilatina silicensis Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 14-15 Bairdiocypris transptyxis Stover 1956 ostracod Units 9-11, 12 Bairdiocypris gongylus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Cytherellina lechria Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-12, 14-15 Cytherellina lucasensis Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15 Cytherellina subquadrata Stewart 1936 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11, 12 Cytherellina kutasii Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 12, 14-15, 17-18 Cytherellina tanymeka Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 7, 9-11, 14-15
Podocopida - Beecherellidae	Pronipantex planus, Wideneria lispa Pronipantex planus Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11 Wideneria lispa Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 1-6, 9-11
Podocopida - Acratiidae	Acratia simplex Acratia simplex Kesling and Chilman 1978 ostracod Units 9-11, 14-15
Gastropoda
Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae	"Loxonema hamiltoniae" = Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae "Loxonema hamiltoniae" = Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae Hall 1859 snail
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Platyceras (Platyceras) carinatum, Platyceras (Platyceras) bucculentum, Platyceras (Platyceras) rarispinum Platyceras (Platyceras) carinatum Hall 1862 snail Platyceras (Platyceras) bucculentum Hall 1862 snail Platyceras (Platyceras) rarispinum Hall 1859 snail
Pleurotomariida - Portlockiellidae	Nodonema sp. Nodonema sp. Linsley 1968 snail
Tentaculita
Styliolinida - Styliolinidae	Styliolina fissurella Styliolina fissurella Hall 1879
Nowakiida - Nowakiidae	Nowakia sp. Nowakia sp. Gurich 1896
Lophophorata
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae	Tentaculites bellulus Tentaculites bellulus Hall 1876
Stenolaemata
Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae	Fistuliporidae indet. Fistuliporidae indet. Ulrich 1882
Cystoporata - Botrylloporidae	Botryllopora socialis Botryllopora socialis
Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae	Helopora inexpectata Helopora inexpectata
Cryptostomata - Hyphasmoporidae	Streblotrypa anomala, Streblotrypa sp. Streblotrypa anomala Streblotrypa sp.
Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae	Semicoscinium sp. Semicoscinium sp. Prout 1859
Cryptostomata -	Intrapora sp. Intrapora sp. Hall 1883
Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae	Leioclema alpenense Leioclema alpenense
Cyclostomata - Hederellidae	Hederella alpenensis, Hederella bilineata, Hederella cirrhosa, Hederella concinnoides, Hederella delicatula, Hederella filiformis, Hederella magna, Hederella parvirugosa, Hederella rectifurcata, Hederella reimanni, Hederella thedfordensis, Hederella vagans, Hederella stolonifera Hederella alpenensis Hederella bilineata Hederella cirrhosa Hederella concinnoides Hederella delicatula Hederella filiformis Hederella magna Hederella parvirugosa Hederella rectifurcata Hederella reimanni Hederella thedfordensis Hederella vagans Hederella stolonifera
Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae	Sulcoretepora deissi, Sulcoretepora incisurata Sulcoretepora deissi Sulcoretepora incisurata
Trepostomida - Atactotoechidae	Leptotrypella ohioensis Leptotrypella ohioensis
Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae	Acanthoclema ohioensis Acanthoclema ohioensis
Gymnolaemata
Ctenostomata - Ascodictyidae	Ascodictyon fusiforme, Eliasopora stellatum Ascodictyon fusiforme Eliasopora stellatum
Rhynchonellata
- Tropidoleptidae	Tropidoleptus carinatus Tropidoleptus carinatus Conrad 1839
Terebratulida - Cranaenidae	Cranaena romingeri Cranaena romingeri Hall 1863
Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae	Rhipidothyris "sp. B" Rhipidothyris "sp. B"
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Athyris vittata Athyris vittata
Atrypida - Atrypidae	Pseudoatrypa cf. devoniana Pseudoatrypa cf. devoniana Webster 1921
Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae	Spinocyrtia "euryteines", "Brachyspirifer audaculus" = Mediospirifer audaculus Spinocyrtia "euryteines" "Brachyspirifer audaculus" = Mediospirifer audaculus Conrad 1842
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	"Ambocoelia" "umbonata", Echinocoelia sp. "Ambocoelia" "umbonata" Conrad 1842 Echinocoelia sp.
Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae	Mucrospirifer cf. grabaui, Mucrospirifer prolificus Mucrospirifer cf. grabaui Mucrospirifer prolificus
Spiriferida - Hysterolitidae	Paraspirifer bownockeri Paraspirifer bownockeri
Orthida - Draboviidae	Sphenophragmus cf. nanus Sphenophragmus cf. nanus
Orthida - Schizophoriidae	Schizophoria ferronensis Schizophoria ferronensis
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella trigona, Rhipidomella vanuxemi Rhipidomella trigona Rhipidomella vanuxemi Hall 1857
Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae	Cupularostrum prolificum Cupularostrum prolificum
Rhynchonellida - Machaerariidae	Callipleura cf. nobilis Callipleura cf. nobilis Hall 1860
Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae	Leiorhynchus kelloggi, Leiorhynchus lucasi, Leiorhynchus "sp. A" Leiorhynchus kelloggi Leiorhynchus lucasi Leiorhynchus "sp. A" Hall 1860
Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae	Cyrtina alpenensis, Cyrtina umbonata, Cyrtina "hamiltonensis" Cyrtina alpenensis Cyrtina umbonata Cyrtina "hamiltonensis" Hall 1857
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Strophodontidae	Pholidostrophia geniculata, Pholidostrophia gracilis, Pholidostrophia nacrea, Pholidostrophia sp., Megastrophia concava, "Strophodonta erratica" = Strophomena (Strophodonta), "Strophodonta extenuata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta), Strophodonta titan, "Strophodonta "demissa"" = Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa Pholidostrophia geniculata Pholidostrophia gracilis Pholidostrophia nacrea Pholidostrophia sp. Hall and Clarke 1892 Megastrophia concava "Strophodonta erratica" = Strophomena (Strophodonta) "Strophodonta extenuata" = Strophomena (Strophodonta) Strophodonta titan Imbrie 1959 "Strophodonta "demissa"" = Strophodonta (Strophodonta) demissa Conrad 1842
Strophomenida - Douvillinidae	Hercostrophia robusta Hercostrophia robusta
Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae	Protoleptostrophia perplana Protoleptostrophia perplana Conrad 1839
Strophomenida - Chonetidae	Devonochonetes fragilis, ? Devonochonetes scitulus, Devonochonetes coronatus, Longispina lissohybus Devonochonetes fragilis ? Devonochonetes scitulus Hall 1857 Devonochonetes coronatus Hall 1857 Longispina lissohybus
Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae	"Orthopleura "sp. B Imbrie"" = Imbriea "Orthopleura "sp. B Imbrie"" = Imbriea Reily 2020
Productida - Productellidae	Spinulicosta spinulicosta Spinulicosta spinulicosta Hall 1857
Productida - Araksalosiidae	Devonalosia wrightorum Devonalosia wrightorum Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960

Life -	Allonema sp. Allonema sp.
Kavaryella cracens
-	Kavaryella cracens Kavaryella cracens Kesling and Kilgore 1952 Unit 12