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Pilgrim, Montana, USA

FormationPilgrim
Age:497 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
IntervalDresbachian
Tectonic SettingCratonic basin
Lithologylimestone, "carbonate", grainstone
Number of Collections12
Number of Occurrences81

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Diverse Cedaria - Modocia communityGallatin County, Montana, USAPilgrim
Upper PilgrimFarm #4Silver Bow County, Montana, USAPilgrim
mile north of the Gallatin River along the Pilgrim cliffGallatin County, Montana, USAPilgrim
MonarchCascade County, Montana, USAPilgrim
Little Belt Mountains. MonarchCascade County, Montana, USAPilgrim
Dry Wolf Creek valleyJudith Basin County, Montana, USAPilgrim

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Gros Ventre501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
sandstone/"shale", "limestone"16
Park513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
limestone1
Sappington359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
shale, "reef rocks"/"limestone", "shale"/sandstone, siltstone98
Wolsey497 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
shale, "limestone"10

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Hyolithes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : Hyolithes501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kormagnostus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Kormagnostus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Baltagnostus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Diplagnostidae : Baltagnostus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Coosia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Crepicephalidae : Coosia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Coosina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Crepicephalidae : Coosina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Meteoraspis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Tricrepicephalidae : Meteoraspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Uncaspis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Crepicephalidae : Uncaspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Modocia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Marjumiidae : Modocia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Syspacheilus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Syspacheilus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Tricrepicephalus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Tricrepicephalidae : Tricrepicephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cheilocephalus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Cheilocephalidae : Cheilocephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Genevievella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Llanoaspididae : Genevievella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Nixonella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Shirakiellidae : Nixonella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Paracedaria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Llanoaspididae : Paracedaria501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Aphelaspis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Aphelaspididae : Aphelaspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Labiostria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Pterocephaliidae : Labiostria501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cedaria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Cedariidae : Cedaria501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cedarina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Cedariidae : Cedarina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Ankoura sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Ankoura501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Blountia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Blountia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Bynumia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Bynumia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kingstonia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Kingstonia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Maryvillia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Maryvillia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Maryvillia omega
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Maryvillia : Maryvillia omega501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Glaphyraspis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Lonchocephalidae : Glaphyraspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Glaphyraspis parva
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Lonchocephalidae : Glaphyraspis : Glaphyraspis parva501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Talbotina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Lonchocephalidae : Talbotina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Densonella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Menomoniidae : Densonella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Holcacephalus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Norwoodiidae : Holcacephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Arapahoia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Plethopeltidae : Arapahoia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Dysoristus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Dysoristidae : Dysoristus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Dicellomus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Dicellomus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Lingulella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Lingulella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Micromitra sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Paterinidae : Micromitra501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Eoorthis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Eoorthidae : Eoorthis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Billingsella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Billingsellidae : Billingsella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Eocrinoidea
class
3Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Hypseloconus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Hypseloconida : Hypseloconus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Hypseloconus elongatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Hypseloconida : Hypseloconus : Hypseloconus elongatus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Hypseloconus simplex
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Hypseloconida : Hypseloconus : Hypseloconus simplex501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Proplina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Tryblidiida : Tryblidiidae : Proplina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Proplina loganensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Tryblidiida : Tryblidiidae : Proplina : Proplina loganensis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian

References

Bell W. C. (1941) Cambrian Brachiopoda from Montana, Journal of Paleontology 15 3, 193-255
Lochman C., Hu C. (1962) An Aphelaspis Zone faunule from Logan, Montana, Journal of Paleontology 36 3, 431-441
Bonem R. M. (1972) Stratigraphic and faunal studies of the Pilgrim Formation in south-central Montana, Montana Geological Society Guidebook, 11-17
Sepkoski J. J. (2000) unpublished data
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