Racine Fm, Milwaukee, Currie Park Quarry, 34602 - Patzkowsky (Silurian to of the United States)

Where: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (43.1° N, 88.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 27.1° S, 97.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Racine Formation, Wenlock to Wenlock (433.4 - 427.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified dolomite

• "...represent an inter-reef facies."
• fine-grained, well-bedded dolostone.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: R. Watkins. 1991. Guild structure and tiering in a high-diversity Silurian community, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Palaios 6:465-478 [M. Patzkowsky/Z. Krug/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13041: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Zack Krug on 17.01.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Heteractinida
 Octactinellida - Astraeospongiidae
Astraeospongium sp.
Astraeospongium sp. Roemer 1860
Anthozoa
 Rugosa -
Rugosa "sp. 1", Rugosa "sp. 2"
Rugosa "sp. 1" horn coral
Rugosa "sp. 2" horn coral
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Pleurodictyum sp.
Pleurodictyum sp. Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
Trilobita
 Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Bumastus cuniculus
Bumastus cuniculus Hall 1868 trilobite
 Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Deiphon americanus, "Cheirurus hydei" = Cerauromeros hydei
"Cheirurus hydei" = Cerauromeros hydei Weller 1907 trilobite
 Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Mackenziurus lauriae, Encrinurus egani
Mackenziurus lauriae Gass et al. 1992 trilobite
Encrinurus egani trilobite
 Phacopida - Dalmanitidae
Dalmanites platycaudatus
 Phacopida - Phacopidae
Eophacops handwerki
 Phacopida - Calymenidae
"Sthenarocalymene celebra" = Calymene celebra
"Sthenarocalymene celebra" = Calymene celebra Raymond 1916 trilobite
Lophophorata
 Tentaculitida - Cornulitidae
Cornulites sp.
Cornulites sp. Schlotheim 1820
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa "indet. fenestrate", Bryozoa "sp. 1", Bryozoa "indet. discoidal"
Bryozoa "indet. fenestrate" Ehrenberg 1831
fenestrate
Bryozoa "sp. 1" Ehrenberg 1831
ramose
Bryozoa "indet. discoidal" Ehrenberg 1831
discoidal
Chileata
 Dictyonellida - Eichwaldiidae
Dictyonella reticulata
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
"Protomegastrophia profunda" = Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda
"Protomegastrophia profunda" = Brachyprion (Protomegastrophia) profunda Hall 1852
 Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Plectodonta sp.
Plectodonta sp. Kozlowski 1929
 Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Leangella dissiticostella
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Dicoelosiidae
Dicoelosia biloba
Dicoelosia biloba Linnaeus 1758
 Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Isorthis clivosa, Resserella canalis
Resserella canalis Sowerby 1839
 Athyridida - Meristellidae
Meristina sp.
Meristina sp. Hall 1867
 Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae
Cyrtia meta
 Spiriferida - Delthyrididae
Howellella sp.
Howellella sp. Kozlowski 1946
 Atrypida - Punctatrypidae
Reticulatrypa sp.
 Atrypida - Atrypinidae
Atrypina magnaventra
Crinoidea
 Pisocrinida - Pisocrinidae
Parapisocrinus sp.
Parapisocrinus sp. Mu 1954 Sea lily