Rose Hill, Cumberland (Silurian of the United States)

Where: Maryland (39.7° N, 78.8° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 32.0° S, 93.0° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pterospathodus amorphognathoides conodont zone, Rose Hill Formation, Telychian (438.5 - 433.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone and lithified shale

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Collection methods: chemical, acetic, sieve

Primary reference: C. K. Swartz, W. F. Prouty, E. O. Ulrich and R. S. Bassler. 1923. Systematic paleontology of Silurian Deposits. Maryland Geological Survey - Silurian 393-718 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 172908: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 30.08.2015

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Plectonotoides boucoti Peel 1974 snail