Kesling Quarry Visit 1949 (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Presque Isle County, Michigan (45.4° N, 83.8° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° S, 29.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Bell Shale Formation (Traverse Group), Middle Devonian (393.3 - 382.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: R. V. Kesling and G. W. McMillan. 1951. Ostracods of the family Hollinidae from the Bell Shale of Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology 9(2):45-81 [J. Bauer/S. Ocon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 207780: authorized by Jennifer Bauer, entered by Sam Ocon on 04.02.2020

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Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Tetrasacculus bilobus Stewart 1936 ostracod
Hollinella productilobata Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod
Hollinella lativelata Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Hollinidae
Subligaculum recurvisulcatum Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod
Ctenobolbina pinguis Kesling and McMillan 1951 ostracod
Ctenoloculina cicatricosa Warthin 1934 ostracod