Boy Scout Camp, IU 15109 float, Edwardsville Fm., Monroe Co., IN: Chadian, Indiana

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
informal stenoporid indet.
49 specimens
"indet. sp. A" - originally entered as "stenoporid indet. sp. A"
informal stenoporid indet.
31 specimens
"indet. sp. B" - originally entered as "stenoporid indet. sp. B"
informal archaeocidarid indet.
boring indet.
"indet. B" - originally entered as "boring indet. B"
boring indet.
"indet. C" - originally entered as "boring indet. C"
boring indet.
"indet. D" - originally entered as "boring indet. D"
boring indet.
2 specimens
"indet. E" - originally entered as "boring indet. E"
Metazoa indet. Haeckel 1874
synonym of Animalia
"indet. E" - originally entered as "trace fossil indet. E"
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Pyrgiidae
Cladochonus longi
Cladochonus beecheri (Grabau 1899)
21 specimens
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Hapsiphyllidae
Amplexizaphrentis sp. Vaughan 1906
"sp. A" - originally entered as "Amplexizaphrentis sp. A"
? Amplexizaphrentis sp. Vaughan 1906
3 specimens
"sp. B" - originally entered as "Amplexizaphrentis? sp. B"
Hyolithelminthida
Phosphannulus sp.
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella ? lens (White 1862)
7 specimens
originally entered as "Schuchertella lens?"
Strophomenata - Productida
Productoidea indet. Gray 1840
5 specimens
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia keokuk
51 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes planumbona
78 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora beecheri George 1904
14 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
16 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita globosa Weller 1914
199 specimens
Cleiothyridina parvirostra
68 specimens
Athyris lamellosa (Léveillé 1835)
62 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziidae
Eumetria sp.
9 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Torynifer pseudolineata
13 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Tylothyris sp. North 1920
84 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
10 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella sp.
2 specimens
Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae
Trigonoglossa sp.
2 specimens
Tentaculitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulitella sp. Howell 1952
Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata - Ascodictyidae
Ascodictyon sp.
5 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata - Ropalonariidae
Ropalonaria sp. Ulrich 1879
48 specimens
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Corynotrypidae
Corynotrypa sp.A Bassler 1911
24 specimens
Corynotrypa sp. Bassler 1911
18 specimens
"sp. B" - originally entered as "Corynotrypa sp. B"
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Cyclotrypa sp. Ulrich 1896
Fistulipora compressa
96 specimens
Cheilotrypa sp. Ulrich 1884
"sp. A" - originally entered as "Cheilotrypa sp. A"
Cheilotrypa sp. Ulrich 1884
9 specimens
"sp. B" - originally entered as "Cheilotrypa sp. B"
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
"sp. A" - originally entered as "Rhombopora sp. A"
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Worthenoporidae
Worthenopora spinosa
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Stictoporellidae
Taeniodictya sp.
originally entered as "Taenodictya sp."
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Penniretepora sp.
Ptylopora sp. McCoy 1844
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Archimedes cf. negligens
originally entered as "Archimedes cf. negligens"
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
Hemitrypa sp.
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Thamniscus sp. King 1849
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Phractopora sp.
5 specimens
Meekopora sp.
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Cystodictyonidae
Cystodictya lineata
Cystodictya sp. Ulrich 1882
"sp. A" - originally entered as "Cystodictya sp. A"
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
8 specimens
Polychaeta - Phyllodocida - Turrilepadidae
Turrilepas sp. Woodward 1865
originally entered as "Tuurilepas sp."
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras (Orthinychia) acutirostre (Hall 1856)
5 specimens
recombined as Palaeocapulus acutirostre
originally entered as "Platyceras (Orthinychia) acutirostre"
Platyceras (Platyceras) equilateralis (Hall 1859)
9 specimens
recombined as Palaeocapulus equilateralis
originally entered as "Platyceras (Platyceras) equilateralis"
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
? Neilsonia springeri Lane et al. 1973
7 specimens
recombined as Lunulazona springeri
originally entered as "Neilsonia? springeri"
Crinoidea
Inadunata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
1 specimen
"indet. cyathocrine sp. A" - originally entered as "Inadunata indet. cyathocrine sp. A"
Inadunata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
1 specimen
"indet. poteriocrine sp. A" - originally entered as "Inadunata indet. poteriocrine sp. A"
Inadunata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
1 specimen
"indet. poteriocrine sp. C" - originally entered as "Inadunata indet. poteriocrine sp. C"
Inadunata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
1 specimen
"indet. poteriocrine sp. D" - originally entered as "Inadunata indet. poteriocrine sp. D"
Inadunata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1897
1 specimen
"indet. poteriocrine sp. E" - originally entered as "Inadunata indet. poteriocrine sp. E"
Crinoidea - Sagenocrinida - Nipterocrinidae
Nipterocrinus monroensis
3 specimens
Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae
Parichthyocrinus crawfordsvillensis
2 specimens
Taxocrinus colletti
2 specimens
Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Synerocrinidae
Onychocrinus sp. Lyon and Cassidy 1860
1 specimen
"sp. B" - originally entered as "Onychocrinus sp. B"
Crinoidea - Botryocrinidae
Barycrinus asteriscus
16 specimens
Barycrinus hoveyi
11 specimens
Barycrinus stenobrachium
1 specimen
Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
Cyathocrinites multibrachiatus
2 specimens
Cyathocrinites parvibrachiatus
18 specimens
Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina - Poteriocrinitidae
Springericrinus ? magniventrus
1 specimen
originally entered as "Springericrinus magniventrus?"
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pachylocrinidae
Pachylocrinus sp. Wachsmuth and Springer 1879
1 specimen
Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae
Histocrinus coreyi
1 specimen
Crinoidea - Calceocrinida - Calceocrinidae
Halysiocrinus tunicatus
44 specimens
Crinoidea - Synbathocrinidae
Synbathocrinus swallovi
4 specimens
Crinoidea
Camerata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
1 specimen
"indet. monobathrid sp. A" - originally entered as "Camerata indet. monobathrid sp. A"
Camerata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
1 specimen
"indet. monobathrid sp. B" - originally entered as "Camerata indet. monobathrid sp. B"
Camerata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
1 specimen
"indet. monobathrid sp. C" - originally entered as "Camerata indet. monobathrid sp. C"
Camerata indet. Wachsmuth and Springer 1885
1 specimen
"indet. monobathrid sp. D" - originally entered as "Camerata indet. monobathrid sp. D"
Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
Gilbertsocrinus tuberosus
3 specimens
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Platycrinites hemispericus
19 specimens
Platycrinites nodostriatus
4 specimens
Platycrinites saffordi
39 specimens
Platycrinites sp. Miller 1821
7 specimens
"sp. A" - originally entered as "Platycrinites sp. A"
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Coelocrinidae
Dorycrinus gouldi
1 specimen
Agaricocrinus americanus
3 specimens
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae
Actinocrinites gibsoni
5 specimens
Actinocrinites ? lobatus
1 specimen
originally entered as "Actinocrinites lobatus?"
Actinocrinites lowei
1 specimen
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae
Dichocrinus ulrichi
1 specimen
Paradichocrinus planus
1 specimen
Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Macrocrinus strotobasilaris Ausich and Lane 1982
1 specimen
Eretmocrinus magnificus Lyon and Casseday 1859
2 specimens
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
unclassified
Chordata indet. Haeckel 1874
Ammodiscidae
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
72 specimens
Psammosphaeridae
Thuramminoides sp. Plummer 1945
6 specimens
unclassified
? Dendrina sp. Quenstedt 1848
1 specimen
originally entered as "Dendrina? sp."
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Indiana County:Monroe
Coordinates: 39.0° North, 86.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:18.9° South, 32.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Visean 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 2
*Epoch:Visean
*International age/stage:Chadian *Local age/stage:Keokuk
Key time interval:Chadian
Age range of interval:346.70000 - 340.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Edwardsville
Local section:IU 15109
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:peloidal,gray lithified "shale"
Secondary lithology: grainstone
Environment:interdistributary bay Tectonic setting:cratonic basin
Geology comments: This represents a subaqueous delta platform environment. The interdistributary mudstone facies is interpreted to have been deposited on the lee side of a carbonate bank on the delta platform.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,trace
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:The fauna at this locality are part of the Interdistributary Mudstone Community of Ausich, Kammer, and Lane, 1979. See reference #557. This community also has been termed the equitable diversity community by the author.
Metadata
Also known as:Interdistributary Mudstone Facies; equitable diversity community
Database number:2208
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:A. Webber
Modifier:C. Ferguson Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-25 09:14:25 Last modified:2004-03-13 22:45:01
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

55. W. I. Ausich. 1978. Community Organization, Paleontology, and Sedimentology of the Lower Mississippian Borden Delta Platform (Edwardsville Formation, Southern Indiana). Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Indiana University 1-433 [A. Miller/A. Webber/A. Clement]