Ion Formation Bryozoans of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Rocklandian, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Monticuliporidae
Prasopora simulatrix
Monticulipora grandis Ulrich 1886
Homotrypa exilis
Homotrypa subramosa Ulrich 1886
Homotrypa similis Foord 1883
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Atactotoechidae
Cyphotrypa cf. pachymuralis
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae
Amplexopora winchelli
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida
Nicholsonella sp. Ulrich 1890
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Trematoporidae
Batostoma varium
Batostoma increbescens
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Halloporidae
Diplotrypa sp. Nicholson 1879
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Dittoporidae
Hemiphragma irrasum (Ulrich 1893)
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae
Stigmatella spinosa
Stigmatella crenulata Ulrich and Bassler 1906
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois
Coordinates: 42.5° North, 91.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:20.6° South, 63.7° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 4-5
*Period:Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician *Local age/stage:Rocklandian
Key time interval:Rocklandian
Age range of interval:457.00000 - 449.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ion
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: argillaceous,calcareous "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: 16 feet thick; calcareous and argillaceous limestone.
Environment:carbonate indet.
Geology comments: Environmental call by T. Hanson.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:23378
Authorizer:S. Holland Enterer:T. Hanson
Modifier:S. Holland Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-07-13 08:44:08 Last modified:2004-10-22 11:42:39
Access level:the public Released:2002-07-13 08:44:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6692. O. L. Karklins. 1987. Bryozoa from Rocklandian (Middle Ordovician) rocks of the Upper Mississippi Valley region. Middle and Late Ordovician lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Minnesota Geological Survey Report of Investigations 35 173-176 [S. Holland/T. Hanson/T. Hanson]