PBDB Collection

Distributory channel community, Edwardsville Fm. (Carboniferous to of the United States)

Where: Indiana (39.5° N, 86.5° W: paleocoordinates 17.8° S, 32.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Edwardsville Formation, Chadian to Chadian (346.7 - 340.0 Ma)

• "Mid-Miss. (upper Osage)"

•JA: the late Osagean is Chadian and Arundian

Environment/lithology: delta plain; sandstone and shale

• "sandstone/siltstone. Delta platform-distributory channel. also present in interdistributory areas. BA2"

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. I. Ausich, T. W. Kammer, and N. G. Lane. 1979. Fossil communities of the Borden (Mississippi) delta in Indiana and northern Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 53:1182-1196 [G. Webster/G. Webster/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 556: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Mike Sommers on 14.01.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• "W.I. Ausich, T.W. Kammer, N.G. Lane. 1979. Fossil communities of the Border (Miss) Delta in Indiana and N. Kentucky. J. Paleo. 53:1182-1197. Also: Lane, 1973- This community, present in the upper quarry at Crawfordsville, is thought to represent the Distributory Community of Ausich et al. 1979. Elements of this community not listed by Ausich et al. 1979 are listed here."

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Rhodophyceae
- Aoujgaliaceae	Stacheia sp. Stacheia sp. Brady 1876 3 species
Foraminifera
Ammodiscoidea - Ammodiscidae	Tolypammina sp., Serpulopsis sp., Glomospira sp. Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895 2 species Serpulopsis sp. Glomospira sp. Rzehak 1895
Astrorhizacea - Psammosphaeridae	Thuramminoides sp. Thuramminoides sp. Plummer 1945
Textulariina - Hyperamminidae	Hyperammina sp. Hyperammina sp. Brady 1879 2 species
Tubothalamea
Miliolida - Cornuspiridae	Trepeilopsis sp. Trepeilopsis sp. 3 species
Ophiuroidea
Ophiurida - Aganasteridae	Aganaster sp. Aganaster sp. Miller and Gurley 1891 brittle star
Crinoidea
-	Crinoidea indet. Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily poteriocrine
Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae	Gilbertsocrinus sp., Cribanocrinus sp. Gilbertsocrinus sp. Phillips 1836 Sea lily Cribanocrinus sp. Sea lily
Monobathrida - Batocrinidae	Eretmocrinus sp., Abatocrinus sp., Dizygocrinus sp., Macrocrinus sp. Eretmocrinus sp. Lyon and Casseday 1859 Sea lily Abatocrinus sp. Lane 1963 Sea lily Dizygocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897 Sea lily Macrocrinus sp. Jaekel 1895 Sea lily 2 species
Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae	Paradichocrinus sp., Dichocrinus sp. Paradichocrinus sp. Springer 1926 Sea lily Dichocrinus sp. Munster 1839 Sea lily
Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae	Platycrinites sp., Camptocrinus sp. Platycrinites sp. Miller 1821 Sea lily 2 species Camptocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897 Sea lily
Cladida - Botryocrinidae	Barycrinus sp. Barycrinus sp. Meeke and Worthen 1868 Sea lily 2 species
Dendrocrinida - Staphylocrinidae	Hylodecrinus sp., Abrotocrinus sp. Hylodecrinus sp. Kirk 1941 Sea lily Abrotocrinus sp. Miller and Gurley 1890 Sea lily 2 species
Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae	Hypselocrinus sp., Scytalocrinus sp., Histocrinus sp. Hypselocrinus sp. Kirk 1940 Sea lily 2 species Scytalocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1880 Sea lily Histocrinus sp. Kirk 1940 Sea lily 2 species
Dendrocrinida - Pachylocrinidae	Pachylocrinus sp. Pachylocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1879 Sea lily 3 species
Dendrocrinida - Zeacrinitidae	Eratocrinus sp., Sarocrinus sp. Eratocrinus sp. Kirk 1938 Sea lily Sarocrinus sp. Kirk 1942 Sea lily
Poteriocrinina - Decadocrinidae	Holcocrinus sp., Decadocrinus sp. Holcocrinus sp. Kirk 1945 Sea lily Decadocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1879 Sea lily
Cyathocrinida - Barycrinidae	Pellecrinus sp. Pellecrinus sp. Kirk 1929 Sea lily
Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae	Cyathocrinites sp. Cyathocrinites sp. Miller 1821 Sea lily 2 species
Cyathocrinida - Euspirocrinidae	Parisocrinus sp. Parisocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1880 Sea lily
Cladida -	Saccosompsis sp. Saccosompsis sp. Sea lily originally entered as "Saccosomopsis sp."
Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae	Taxocrinus sp. Taxocrinus sp. Phillips 1843 Sea lily
Taxocrinida - Synerocrinidae	Onychocrinus sp. Onychocrinus sp. Lyon and Cassidy 1860 Sea lily 2 species
Polychaeta
-	Tubulelloides sp. Tubulelloides sp.
Rostroconchia
Conocardiida - Conocardiidae	Conocardium sp. Conocardium sp. Bronn 1835
Gastropoda
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	Platyceras sp. Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840 snail 2 species
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	? Neilsonia sp. ? Neilsonia sp. Thomas 1940 snail originally entered as "? Neilsonia "
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Malletiidae	Palaeoneilo sp. Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam 2 species
Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae	Edmondia sp. Edmondia sp. de Koninck 1841 clam
Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae	Sanguinolites sp. Sanguinolites sp. M'Coy 1844 clam originally entered as "Sanquinolites sp."
Cardiidia - Grammysiidae	Sphenotus sp. Sphenotus sp. Hall 1884 clam
Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae	Cypricardinia sp. Cypricardinia sp. Hall 1860 clam
Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae	Spathella sp. Spathella sp. Hall 1885 clam
Myalinida - Myalinidae	Myalina sp. Myalina sp. de Koninck 1842 clam
Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae	Pseudaviculopecten sp. Pseudaviculopecten sp. Newell 1938 scallop
Pectinida - Limipectinidae	Acanthopecten sp. Acanthopecten sp. Girty 1903 scallop
Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae	Aviculopecten sp. Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851 scallop 2 species
Pectinida - Euchondriidae	Euchondria sp. Euchondria sp. Meek 1874 scallop
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna sp. Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Parallelodon sp. Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam 2 species
Lingulata
Lingulida - Discinidae	Orbiculoidea sp. Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Lingulida - Obolidae	Trigonoglossa sp. Trigonoglossa sp.
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae	Rhynchopora sp. Rhynchopora sp. King 1865
Spiriferida - Elythidae	Torynifer sp. Torynifer sp.
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	Spirifer sp. Spirifer sp. Sowerby 1818
Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae	Brachythyris sp. Brachythyris sp. M'Coy 1844
Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae	Pseudosyrinx sp. Pseudosyrinx sp.
Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae	Punctospirifer sp. Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae	Dielasma sp. Dielasma sp. King 1856
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	Rugosochonetes sp. Rugosochonetes sp. Sokolskaja 1950
Productida - Productellidae	Avonia sp., Marginirugus sp., Protoniella sp. Avonia sp. Marginirugus sp. Sutton 1938 Protoniella sp.
Productida - Productidae	Setigerites sp., Flexaria sp., Marginatia sp. Setigerites sp. Flexaria sp. Marginatia sp.
Productida - Echinoconchidae	Echinoconchus sp. Echinoconchus sp.
Productida - Monticuliferidae	Ovatia sp. Ovatia sp.
Productida - Strophalosiidae	Heteralosia sp. Heteralosia sp. King 1938 originally entered as "Heterolosia sp."
Orthotetida - Orthotetidae	Orthotetes sp. Orthotetes sp.
Stenolaemata
Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae	Fistulipora sp. Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
Cystoporida - Cystodictyonidae	Cystodictya sp. Cystodictya sp. Ulrich 1882
Cryptostomata - Septoporidae	Thamniscus sp. Thamniscus sp. King 1849
Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae	Hemitrypa sp., Archimedes sp., Fenestella sp., Fenestella sp. Hemitrypa sp. Archimedes sp. Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839 Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839 (Archimedes?)
Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae	Penniretepora sp. Penniretepora sp.
Trilobita
Proetida - Phillipsiidae	Griffithides sp. Griffithides sp. Portlock 1843 trilobite
Ostracoda
Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae	Amphissites sp. Amphissites sp. Girty 1910 ostracod
Palaeocopida - Beyrichiidae	? Knoxina sp. ? Knoxina sp. ostracod originally entered as "? Knoxina sp."
Platycopida - Cavellinidae	Menoeidina sp., Cavellina sp. Menoeidina sp. Stewart 1936 ostracod Cavellina sp. Coryell 1928 ostracod originally entered as "Carellina sp."
Platycopida - Paraparchitidae	? Paraparchites sp. ? Paraparchites sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod originally entered as "? Paraparchites sp."
Podocopida - Bairdiidae	Fabalicypris sp., Bairdia sp. Fabalicypris sp. ostracod Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod
Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae	? Pseudobythocypris sp. ? Pseudobythocypris sp. Shaver 1958 ostracod originally entered as "? Pseudobythacypris sp."
Podocopida - Healdiidae	? Healdia sp. ? Healdia sp. Roundy 1926 ostracod originally entered as "? Healdia sp."
Podocopida - Quasillitidae	? Quasillites sp., Graphiadactyllis sp. ? Quasillites sp. Coryell and Malkin 1936 ostracod originally entered as "? Quasilites sp." Graphiadactyllis sp. ostracod
Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae	? Microcheilinella sp. ? Microcheilinella sp. Geis 1933 ostracod originally entered as "? Microcheilinella sp."
Scyphozoa
Conulariida - Conulariidae	Paraconularia sp., Diconularia sp. Paraconularia sp. jellyfish Diconularia sp. Sinclair 1952 jellyfish
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Amplexidae	Amplexus sp. Amplexus sp. Sowerby 1814 horn coral
Auloporida - Pyrgiidae	Cladochonus sp. Cladochonus sp. M'Coy 1847 tabulate coral
Hexactinellida
Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae	? Hydriodictya sp., Phragmodictya sp., Lebedictya sp., Physospongia sp., Hydnoangulus sp., Cleodictya sp. ? Hydriodictya sp. Hall and Clarke 1899 glass sponge originally entered as "? Hydriodictya sp." Phragmodictya sp. glass sponge Lebedictya sp. glass sponge Physospongia sp. glass sponge 3 species Hydnoangulus sp. Rigby and Ausich 1981 glass sponge Cleodictya sp. glass sponge

Ichnofossils -	Scalarituba sp., "Zoophycus sp." = Zoophycos Scalarituba sp. Weller 1899 trace fossil - originally entered as "Scalarithba sp." "Zoophycus sp." = Zoophycos Massalongo 1855 trace fossil