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Ouray Limestone Fauna, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	37.25,-108.75
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on political unit
Given Location	Colorado, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Montezuma County, Colorado, USA

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Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Ouray Limestone Fauna, Ouray Fm.	Kindle E. M. (1909)	Ouray	"uppermost Devonian (uppermost Famennian)"	"limestone"	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Coleolus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Coleolidae : *Coleolus*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Spirorbis sp. genus	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Spirorbis*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Crania sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : *Crania*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Athyris sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Athyris*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Meristella sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : *Meristella*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : *Schizophoria*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Camarotoechia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : *Camarotoechia*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Pugnax sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pugnacidae : *Pugnax*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Syringospira sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Syringospira*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Reticularia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : *Reticularia*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Spirifer sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Spirifer*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cranaena sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : *Cranaena*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schuchertella sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Schuchertella*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Productella sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : *Productella*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Leptaena sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Leptaena*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Zaphrenthis sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : *Zaphrenthis*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Crinoidea class	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Glossites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : *Glossites*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Mytilarca sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : *Mytilarca*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Leptodesma sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : *Leptodesma*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Aviculopecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : *Aviculopecten*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Orthonota sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : *Orthonota*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Orthoceras sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : *Orthoceras*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Bellerophontoidea superfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontoidea	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Isonema sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Anomphalidae : *Isonema*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Euomphalus eurekensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Euomphalus : *Euomphalus eurekensis*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Straparollus clymenioides species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Straparollus : *Euomphalus clymenioides*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Floyda concentrica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Palaeotrochidae : Floyda : *Floyda concentrica*	364.7 - 360.7 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

References

Kindle E. M. (1909) The Devonian fauna of the Ouray Limestone, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 391, 1-60

Wagner P. J. (2017) Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database

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