Carleton Point, Hudson River Group (Ordovician of Canada)

Also known as Charleton Point

Where: Quebec, Canada (49.7° N, 62.9° W: paleocoordinates 23.6° S, 38.9° W)

When: Vaureal Formation, Katian (453.0 - 445.2 Ma)

• Listed by Billings as "Hudson River Group." Geology and stratigraphy revised based on Ausich and Copper, 2010.

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. Billings. 1857. Report for the year 1856. Geological Survey of Canada - Report of Progress for the Years 1853-56 247-345 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 182446: authorized by William Ausich, entered by Lena Cole on 28.10.2016

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Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
 Camerata - Reteocrinidae
Gaurocrinus fimbriatus Billings 1859 Sea lily
 Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae
Dendrocrinus latibrachiatus Billings 1857 Sea lily
 Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae
Asteroidea
 Euaxosida - Palasterinidae
"Palaeasterina rugosus" = Palasterina
"Palaeasterina rugosus" = Palasterina sea star
Cephalopoda
 Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
 Orthocerida - Kionoceratidae
"Orthoceras magnisulcatum" = Kionoceras magnisulcatum
"Orthoceras magnisulcatum" = Kionoceras magnisulcatum Billings 1857
 Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae
"Orthoceras anticostense" = Actinoceras anticostiense
"Orthoceras anticostense" = Actinoceras anticostiense Billings 1857