Indiana University 15172 (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as NW side Button Mold Knob

Where: Bullitt County, Kentucky (38.1° N, 85.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.9° S, 32.8° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: New Providence Shale Member (Borden Formation), Chadian (346.7 - 340.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: prodelta; lithified shale

• none given.

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

• Author indicates in one species descriptiont that at least some samples were collected as bulk samples.

Primary reference: T. W. Kammer. 1984. Crinoids from the New Providence Shale member of the Borden Formation (Mississippian) in Kentucky and Indiana. Journal of Paleontology 58(1):115-130 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 5869: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Mike Sommers on 09.12.1999

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Taxonomic list

• The "well known" fauna to which these crinoids belong also includes brachs, bryozoans, and corals.
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unclassified
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? Mesopilocrinus romingeri
Crinoidea
 Disparida - Catillocrinidae
Catillocrinus tennesseeae
 Disparida - Synbathocrinidae
Synbathocrinus robustus, Synbathocrinus angularis
 Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae
Halysiocrinus tunicatus
 Flexibilia -
Metichthyocrinus tiaraeformis, Metichthyocrinus clarkensis
 Sagenocrinida - Sagenocrinitidae
Forbesiocrinus sp.
 Sagenocrinida - Gaulocrinidae
Gaulocrinus trantscholdi
 Sagenocrinida - Euryocrinidae
Euryocrinus tennesseensis
 Sagenocrinida - Dactylocrinidae
Wachsmuthicrinus spinosulus
 Cladida - Botryocrinidae
Barycrinus cornutus, Barycrinus sculptilis
 Poteriocrinina - Poteriocrinitidae
Springericrinus magniventrus
 Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
Cyathocrinites multibrachiatus, Cyathocrinites parvibrachiatus, Cyathocrinites farleyi, Cyathocrinites nodosus, Cyathocrinites astralus, Cyathocrinites sp.
Cyathocrinites sp. Miller 1821 Sea lily
 Dendrocrinida - Blothrocrinidae
Stinocrinus granulosus
 Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae
Actinocrinites sp.
Actinocrinites sp. Miller 1821 Sea lily
 Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Eretmocrinus yandelli
 Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae
Paradichocrinus polydactylus, Paradichocrinus planus, Paradichocrinus sculptus, Paradichocrinus cf. planus
 Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Eucladocrinus millebrachiatus
 Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
Gilbertsocrinus sp.
Gilbertsocrinus sp. Phillips 1836 Sea lily