Eurypterids of McKenzie Mbr, Mifflintown Fm. at Danville, Penn. (Silurian to of the United States)

Where: Pennsylvania (41.0° N, 76.6° W: paleocoordinates 30.4° S, 43.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: McKenzie Member (Mifflintown Formation), Wenlock to Wenlock (433.4 - 423.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; calcareous shale

• Environment given as "Marine?"

•SEP environmental call based on scanty given information and knowledge of regional geology

• "Calcareous shale."

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13855: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 29.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae
Parahughmilleria maria eurypterid
"Probably P. maria"