Salem Formation

Geology

Members: unnamed (6)

Lithologies: not reported (8), claystone (1), "shale" (18), siltstone (2), "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" (2), lime mudstone (4), wackestone (14), packstone (16), grainstone (15), "limestone" (38), dolomite (3), "carbonate" (2), quartzite (1)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (23), carbonate indet. (18), peritidal (2), shallow subtidal indet. (2), lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal (4), reef, buildup or bioherm (25), basinal (carbonate) (2), prodelta (14)

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Maastrichtian or 453.90000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Estonia (144443)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Harju) (87273 168223 168225 169041 188423 188679 188680 188682 188683 197530)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Vasalemma) (188570 188677 188678)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (167555 167557 174372 193689 197520)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Sonda) (167567)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Estonia (174105)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Russian Federation (174121)
Oandu - Keila453.0 - 453.0Estonia (174108)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia (Tallinn) (196945)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia (Lääne-Viru) (174115)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia (Saare) (174088)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Estonia (168490 168553 168713 168745 168766 175507 193691)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Estonia (164249 164250 164251 164252 164253 164254 164255 164256 164259 164260 164261 164262 164263)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8USA (Iowa) (24966)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5USA (Iowa) (26860)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Illinois) (2860)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Iowa) (25021)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (New York) (75141)
Visean346.7 - 330.9USA (Missouri) (141631)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Indiana) (2835 2833 129910 129912 129930 229175)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Kentucky) (2712 2711 2713 2778 2779 2780 2781 2820 2822 2826 2827 2828 2829 2831 2830)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Illinois) (129929 129931)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) (217909 217948 217961 217966 217970 217980 218001 218030 218047)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) (12322 12323 12324)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Portugal (Algarve) (49279 206007)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Jamaica (91196)