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Salamonie Dolomite - Osgood Shale, Indiana, USA

FormationSalamonie Dolomite
MemberOsgood Shale
Age:439 - 431 Ma
Silurian
IntervalTelychian - Sheinwoodian
Lithologydolomite
Number of Collections3
Number of Occurrences47

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
2 - SShelby County, Indiana, USASalamonie Dolomite - Osgood Shale
9 - SScott County, Indiana, USASalamonie Dolomite - Osgood Shale
15 - BClark County, Indiana, USASalamonie Dolomite - Osgood Shale

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Brassfield441 - 433 Ma
Silurian
carbonate/"shale", dolomite, "limestone"/dolomite, dolomite/"limestone", "shale"/dolomite, "reef rocks", framestone, "limestone"446

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Acodus curvatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Belodellidae : Walliserodus : Acodus curvatus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Dapsilodus mutatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Belodellida : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus : Dapsilodus mutatus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Distacodus obliquicostatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus : Distacodus obliquicostatus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Exochognathus brassfieldensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Exochognathus : Exochognathus brassfieldensis438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Exochognathus expansus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Exochognathus : Exochognathus expansus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Roundya sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Roundya438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Pterospathodus amorphognathoides
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Balognathidae : Pterospathodus : Pterospathodus amorphognathoides438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Distomodus kentuckyensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Distomodus : Distomodus kentuckyensis438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Distomodus staurognathoides
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Distomodontidae : Distomodus : Distomodus staurognathoides438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Acodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Acodus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Oulodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Oulodus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Trichonodella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Trichonodella438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Ozarkodina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Prioniodontidae : Ozarkodina438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Panderodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Panderodus unicostatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus : Panderodus unicostatus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Paltodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Paltodus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Paltodus dyscritus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Paltodus : Paltodus dyscritus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian
Drepanodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Drepanodus438.5 - 430.5 Ma
Silurian

References

Nicoll R. S., Rexroad C. B. (1968) Stratigraphy and conodont paleontology of the Salamonie Dolomite and Lee Creek Member of the Brassfield Limestone (Silurian) in southeastern Indiana and adjacent Kentucky, Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Bulletin 40, 1-73
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