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Tonoloway - middle, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
| Formation | Tonoloway |
|---|---|
| Member | middle |
| Age: | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Ludlow |
| Tectonic Setting | Forearc basin |
| Lithology | lime mudstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Protathyris Community of the Tonoloway Formation | Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA | Tonoloway - middle |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Protathyris sp.genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Protathyris | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Microsphaeridiorhynchus litchfieldensis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Microsphaeridiorhynchus : Microsphaeridiorhynchus litchfieldensis | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Delthyris sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : Delthyris | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Schuchertella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
References
| Boucot A. J. (1999) Some Wenlockian-Geddinian, chiefly brachiopod dominated communities of North America, Paleocommunities--a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, 549-591 |
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!
