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Shady Dolomite - Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
| Formation | Shady Dolomite |
|---|---|
| Member | Austinville |
| Age: | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Interval | Botomian |
| Lithology | bafflestone/floatstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 9 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Austinville reefs | Wythe County, Virginia, USA | Shady Dolomite - Austinville |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 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
| McMenamin M. A. S., Debrenne F., et al (2000) Early Cambrian Appalachian archaeocyaths: further age constraints from the fauna of New Jersey and Virginia, USA, Geobios 33 6, 693-708 |
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!
