Eurypterid-associated biota of the Wills Creek Fmn., Maryland and W. Virginia (Silurian to of the United States)

Where: Maryland (39.7° N, 78.8° W: paleocoordinates 32.6° S, 43.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Wills Creek Formation, Ludlow to Ludlow (427.4 - 419.2 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; argillaceous limestone and calcareous shale

• "Environment: probably BA 1."
• "Argillaceous limestone and calcareous shale."

•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.

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 14203: authorized by Michael Foote, entered by Michael Foote on 23.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Euchelicerata
 Eurypterida - Eurypteridae
Eurypterus remipes DeKay 1825 eurypterid
subsp. flintstonensis
 Eurypterida -
Waeringopterus cumberlandicus Swartz 1923 eurypterid
 Eurypterida - Adelophthalmidae