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Clinton - Rochester Shale, USA
| Group | Clinton |
|---|---|
| Formation | Rochester Shale |
| Member(s) | Lewiston |
| Age: | 443 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Llandovery - Ludlow |
| Lithology | shale, "shale"/"limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 8 |
| Number of Occurrences | 61 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Shale | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale | 8 |
| Jennings - Parkhead | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | shale, sandstone, "limestone" | 28 |
| McKenzie | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | shale/"limestone", "limestone", "shale", "limestone"/"shale", sandstone, "shale"/grainstone, "limestone"/grainstone | 89 |
| Onondaga | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | shale, lime mudstone, lime mudstone/"shale", "shale"/lime mudstone, "limestone" | 178 |
| Romney - Hamilton | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | limestone | 13 |
| Tonoloway Limestone | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | carbonate, "limestone", sandstone | 40 |
| Tonoloway Limstone | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | limestone, "limestone"/"shale", "shale"/mudstone, "shale"/"limestone", sandstone, "limestone"/sandstone | 206 |
| Williamsport Sandstone | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | shale/sandstone, "limestone"/"shale" | 3 |
| Wills Creek | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | limestone/lime mudstone, "limestone"/"shale", "shale", "limestone"/mudstone | 20 |
| Wills Creek Limestone | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | limestone/"shale", sandstone, "limestone", sandstone/"shale", "limestone"/mudstone, "shale", "shale"/"limestone", "shale"/sandstone, mudstone/"shale", mudstone/"limestone", "shale"/mudstone | 56 |
| Clinton - Glenmark Shale | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | mudstone/siltstone | 31 |
| Clinton - Keefer Sandstone | 443 - 423 Ma Silurian | sandstone, "shale" | 14 |
| Clinton - Rochester Shale - Lewiston | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | mudstone/wackestone, "shale", mudstone/"limestone", mudstone/grainstone, "shale"/grainstone, mudstone/siltstone, mudstone/"carbonate", "shale"/"limestone" | 360 |
| Clinton - Rockway | 443 - 427 Ma Silurian | dolomite/"shale" | 39 |
| Clinton - Rose Hill | 439 - 423 Ma Silurian | shale/sandstone, "shale", sandstone/"limestone", "shale"/"limestone", sandstone/"shale" | 78 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
