BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Shady Dolomite, USA
| Formation | Shady Dolomite |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Austinville |
| Age: | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Interval | Early Cambrian |
| Lithology | limestone/dolomite, dolomite |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 3 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Austinville reefs | Wythe County, Virginia, USA | Shady Dolomite - Austinville |
| Clarke county | Clarke County, Virginia, USA | Shady Dolomite |
| Millville | Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA | Shady Dolomite |
| Marion area | Smyth County, Virginia, USA | Shady Dolomite |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Dolomite - Austinville | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | bafflestone/floatstone | 9 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Salterella conulata species | Agmata : Salterellidae : Salterella : Salterella conulata | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
 Chancelloriidaorder | Animalia : Problematica : Coeloscleritophora : Chancelloriida | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Labyrinthus sp. genus | Animalia : Problematica : Labyrinthus | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
 Trilobitaclass | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
 Echinodermataphylum | Animalia : Echinodermata | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
 Poriferaphylum | Animalia : Porifera | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Archaeosycon balsami species | Animalia : Porifera : Irregulares : Archaeocyathida : Archaeosycon : Archaeosycon balsami | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Archaeocyathus sp. genus | Animalia : Porifera : Archaeocyathidae : Archaeocyathus | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Ethmophyllum whitneyi species | Animalia : Porifera : Archaeocyathidae : Ethmophyllum : Ethmophyllum whitneyi | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Ajacicyathida order | Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
