Where: Herkimer & Otsego County, New York (42.9° N, 74.8° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 26.5° S, 56.8° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Thacher Member (Manlius Formation), Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)
• This author elevates the Thacher to a formation, but it is entered here under more standard stratigraphy
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, black, blue lime mudstone
Primary reference: L.V. Rickard and D.H. Zenger. 1964. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Richfield Springs and Cooperstown Quadrangles, New York. Bulletin of the New York State Museum and Science Service 396:101 [L. Ivany/P. Wall]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 76756: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Patrick Wall on 02.12.2007
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Stromatoporoidea | |
"Syringostroma barretti" = Parallelostroma microporum
"Syringostroma barretti" = Parallelostroma microporum Girty 1895 stromatoporoid sponge | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Strophomenata | |
"Brachyprion varistriata" = Mesodouvillina varistriata
"Brachyprion varistriata" = Mesodouvillina varistriata Conrad 1842 | |
Stenolaemata | |
Lophophorata | |
Gastropoda | |
"Holopea antiqua" = Asinomphalus antiqua
"Holopea antiqua" = Asinomphalus antiqua Vanuxem 1842 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Ostracoda | |
Leperditia alta ostracod | |
Kloedenia spp. Jones and Holl 1886 ostracod | |
Kloedenella spp. ostracod |