PBDB Collection

Fall Brook Coral Bed (Locality 14) (Devonian of the United States)

Where: Livingston County, New York (42.8° N, 77.8° W: paleocoordinates 36.8° S, 25.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: middle varcus conodont zone, Windom Shale Member (Moscow Formation), Givetian (387.7 - 382.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; burrowed, gray mudstone

• soft gray mudstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

• Organisms present with relative abundance. Numerical values standardized to 6 kg sample size.

Primary reference: G. C. Baird and C. E. Brett. 1983. Regional variation and paleontology of two coral beds in the Middle Devonian Hamilton Group of Western New York. Journal of Paleontology 57(3):417-446 [A. Miller/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96209: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jay Zambito on 21.05.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	"indet." "brachiopods", "bryzoan" "indet.", "pectinid" "fragments", "Rostroconch" sp., "Orthocone" indet., "Stem ossicles and plates (mostly Gilbertsocrinus" ?, "Trilobite Fragments" indet., "Lichid Fragments" indet., "Blastoid Fragments" indet., "conical burrow" indet., "burrow" indet., "Ribbons"" indet. "indet." "brachiopods" "bryzoan" "indet." "pectinid" "fragments" "Rostroconch" sp. "Orthocone" indet. "Stem ossicles and plates (mostly Gilbertsocrinus" ? "Trilobite Fragments" indet. "Lichid Fragments" indet. "Blastoid Fragments" indet. "conical burrow" indet. "burrow" indet. "Ribbons"" indet.
Heteractinida
Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae	"Astraeospongia sp." = Astraeospongium "Astraeospongia sp." = Astraeospongium Roemer 1860
Anthozoa
Favositida - Favositidae	Favosites arbuscula, Favosites hamiltoniae, Favosites milneedwardsii Favosites arbuscula tabulate coral Favosites hamiltoniae tabulate coral Favosites milneedwardsii tabulate coral
Favositida - Pachyporidae	"Trachypora limbata" = Thamnoptychia "Trachypora limbata" = Thamnoptychia tabulate coral
Favositida - Coenitidae	Coenites sp. Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829 tabulate coral
Tabulata -	Auloporida indet. Auloporida indet. Sokolov 1947 tabulate coral
Rugosa -	Rugosa indet. Rugosa indet. horn coral
Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae	Cystiphylloides conifolis, Cystiphylloides americanum, Cystiphylloides sp. Cystiphylloides conifolis horn coral Cystiphylloides americanum horn coral Cystiphylloides sp. Chapman 1893 horn coral
Stauriida - Amplexidae	Heterophrentis simplex Heterophrentis simplex horn coral
Stauriida - Stereolasmatidae	Amplexiphyllum hamiltoniae, Stereolasma rectum Amplexiphyllum hamiltoniae horn coral Stereolasma rectum Hall 1843 horn coral
Stauriida - Halliidae	Blothrophyllum sp. Blothrophyllum sp. Billings 1859 horn coral
Stauriida - Eridophyllidae	Eridophyllum subcaespitosum Eridophyllum subcaespitosum horn coral
Stauriida - Zaphrentidae	Heliophyllum halli Heliophyllum halli Edwards and Haime 1851 horn coral
Stauriida - Bethanyphyllidae	Bethanyphyllum robustum Bethanyphyllum robustum horn coral
Trilobita
Proetida - Proetidae	"Dechenella rowi" = Basidechenella rowi "Dechenella rowi" = Basidechenella rowi Green 1838 trilobite
Phacopida - Acastidae	Greenops boothi Greenops boothi Green 1837 trilobite
Phacopida - Phacopidae	"Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana "Phacops rana" = Eldredgeops rana Green 1832 trilobite
Phacopida - Homalonotidae	Dipleura dekayi Dipleura dekayi Green 1832 trilobite
Stenolaemata
Trepostomata -	Trepostomata indet. Trepostomata indet. Ulrich 1882
Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae	Sulcoretepora sp. Sulcoretepora sp.
Fenestrata -	Fenestrata indet. Fenestrata indet. Elias and Condra 1957
Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae	Fistulipora sp. Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae	Fenestella planiramosa, Loculipora sp. Fenestella planiramosa Loculipora sp.
Craniata
Craniida - Craniidae	Petrocrania hamiltoniae Petrocrania hamiltoniae Hall 1867
Craniopsida - Craniopsidae	"Pholidops linguloides" = Craniops "Pholidops linguloides" = Craniops
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Douvillinidae	Douvillina inaequistriata Douvillina inaequistriata
Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae	Protoleptostrophia perplana, Mesoleptostrophia junia Protoleptostrophia perplana Conrad 1839 Mesoleptostrophia junia
Strophomenida - Chonetidae	Longispina mucronatus, Devonochonetes scitulus Longispina mucronatus Devonochonetes scitulus Hall 1857
Productida - Araksalosiidae	Truncalosia truncata Truncalosia truncata
Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae	Schuchertella sp. Schuchertella sp. Girty 1904
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae	Camarotoechia spp. Camarotoechia spp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae	Leiorhynchus ? multicostum Leiorhynchus ? multicostum
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella vanuxemi Rhipidomella vanuxemi Hall 1857
Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae	Cryptonella sp. Cryptonella sp.
Terebratulida - Cranaenidae	Cranaena sp. Cranaena sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae	Rhipidothyris lepida Rhipidothyris lepida
Pentamerida - Clorindidae	Pentamerella pavillionensis Pentamerella pavillionensis
Spiriferida - Delthyrididae	Delthyris ? sp. Delthyris ? sp. Dalman 1828
Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae	Mucrospirifer consobrinus, Mucrospirifer mucronatus Mucrospirifer consobrinus Mucrospirifer mucronatus Conrad 1841
Spiriferida - Elythidae	Elita fimbriata Elita fimbriata Conrad 1842
Spiriferida - Spinocyrtiidae	Mediospirifer audaculus, Spinocyrtia cf. granulosa Mediospirifer audaculus Conrad 1842 Spinocyrtia cf. granulosa Conrad 1839
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	Ambocoelia umbonata Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842
Spiriferida -	Pustulatia pustulosa Pustulatia pustulosa Hall 1860
Atrypida - Atrypidae	"Pseudatrypa cf. devoniana" = Pseudoatrypa devoniana, Spinatrypa spinosa "Pseudatrypa cf. devoniana" = Pseudoatrypa devoniana Webster 1921 Spinatrypa spinosa Hall 1843
- Tropidoleptidae	Tropidoleptus carinatus Tropidoleptus carinatus Conrad 1839
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Athyris spiriferoides Athyris spiriferoides Eaton 1831
Athyridida - Nucleospiridae	Nucleospira concinna Nucleospira concinna Hall 1843
Athyridida - Meristellidae	Meristella sp. Meristella sp.
Athyridida - Parazygidae	Parazyga hirsuta Parazyga hirsuta Hall 1857
Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae	Cyrtina hamiltoniae Cyrtina hamiltoniae
Lophophorata
Tentaculitida - Tentaculitidae	Tentaculites sp. Tentaculites sp. von Schlotheim 1820
Gastropoda
Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae	Mourlonia sp. Mourlonia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail
Euomphalina - Platyceratidae	"Naticonema lineatum" = Platyostoma lineata, Platyceras spp. "Naticonema lineatum" = Platyostoma lineata Conrad 1842 snail Platyceras spp. Conrad 1840 snail
Bivalvia
Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae	Cypricardinia indenta Cypricardinia indenta Conrad 1842 clam
Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae	Modiomorpha subalata Modiomorpha subalata clam
Cardiida -	Cypricardella sp. Cypricardella sp. Hall 1856 clam
Ostreida - Pterineidae	Actinopteria decussata Actinopteria decussata oyster
Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae	Pseudaviculopecten princeps Pseudaviculopecten princeps scallop [entered as Pseudoaviculopecten princeps]
Nuculanida - Cucullellidae	Nuculites sp. Nuculites sp. Conrad 1841 clam

Ichnofossils -	Zoophycos sp., Chondrites sp. Zoophycos sp. Massalongo 1855 Chondrites sp. von Sternberg 1833