Eastern area, Zone C (Biostrome), Onondaga Limestone, NY: Eifelian, New York

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
rare
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus clarus Hall 1861
recombined as Basidechenella clara
very rare
Trilobita - Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Odontocephalus selenurus
very rare
Trilobita - Phacopida - Phacopidae
Phacops cristata Hall 1861
recombined as Viaphacops cristatus
very rare
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
rare
Platyceras rarispinum (Hall 1859)
rare
Platyceras erectum (Hall 1843)
very rare
Platyostoma turbinata Hall 1861
very rare
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophia perplana (Conrad 1839)
recombined as Protoleptostrophia perplana
very rare
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Stropheodonta inequiradiata
corrected as Strophomena (Strophodonta)
very rare
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Chonetes ? hemisphericus
very rare
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella pandora
very rare
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae
Atrypa reticularis (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Anomia reticularis
frequent
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Ambocoelia umbonata Conrad 1842
very rare
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer duodenarius
very rare
Spirifer raricosta
frequent
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella sp.
very rare
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae
Pentamerella arata (Conrad 1841)
rare
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Pentagonia unisulcata
rare
Meristella sp.
very rare
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella sp. Lonsdale 1839
frequent
Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Cystiphyllidae
Cystiphylloides americanum
common
Cystiphylloides cf. conifollis
common
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Halliidae
Blothrophyllum promissum
rare
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Breviphrentis yandelli
rare
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
Heliophyllum sp. Hall 1846
rare
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Bethanyphyllidae
Bethanyphyllum robustum
very common
Bethanyphyllum sp. Stumm 1949
frequent
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Siphonophrentidae
Siphonophrentis gigantea
very rare
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
Heterophrentis prolifica
very common
Heterophrentis sp. Billings 1875
frequent
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Stauriidae
Synaptophyllum simcoense
very common
Anthozoa - Favositida - Coenitidae
Coenites sp. Eichwald 1829
frequent
Anthozoa - Favositida - Favositidae
Favosites emmonsi
rare
Favosites epidermatus
rare
Favosites turbinatus
frequent
Favosites sp. Lamarck 1816
rare
Favosites basalticus (Goldfuss 1826)
common
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae
Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826
rare
Anthozoa - Auloporida - Auloporidae
Ceratopora sp. Grabau 1899
rare
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New York
Coordinates: 42.8° North, 74.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.4° South, 21.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Time
Period:Devonian Epoch:Middle Devonian
Stage:Eifelian 10 m.y. bin:Devonian 3
*Local age/stage:Erian
Key time interval:Eifelian
Age range of interval:393.30000 - 387.70000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Onondaga Member:Edgecliff
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray "limestone"
Lithology description: light gray crystalline limestone
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm Tectonic setting:foreland basin
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 1487
Database number:9553
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-11-12 12:08:08 Last modified:2008-07-04 05:14:00
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-12 12:08:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

827. W. A., J.r. Oliver. 1952. Stratigraphy of the Onondaga Limestone in Central New York. PhD thesis, Cornell University 1-98 [A. Miller/K. Layou/P. Wagner]