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Richmondian - Whitewater, USA

Group	Richmondian
Formation	Whitewater
Member(s)	Saluda
Age:	458 - 443 Ma Paleozoic
Interval	Late Ordovician
Number of Collections	20
Number of Occurrences	65

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
C5 - 2mi North of Oxford	Butler County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
C5 - 2mi S of Richmond	Madison County, Kentucky, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
2nd Trib Elkhorn Ck	Wayne County, Indiana, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
C5 - Richmondian - Ck E. of Bardstown	Nelson County, Kentucky, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
C5 - Richmondian - 4mi E of Bardstown	Nelson County, Kentucky, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
C5 - Grace Run	Lewis County, Kentucky, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Treber's Run	Adams County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Tributary of Grace Run	Adams County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Elk Run	Adams County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Lynchburg	Highland County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Westboro	Clinton County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
W branch Laughery Creek	Franklin County, Indiana, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater - Saluda
Ft. Ancient	Warren County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Big Sains Creek	Franklin County, Indiana, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Roadcut 2.9mi S. of Camden	Preble County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Roadcut 1.9mi S. of Camden	Preble County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Whitewater Creek	Union County, Indiana, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Brownsville	Union County, Indiana, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Holes Creek	Montgomery County, Ohio, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Boston Creek	Wayne County, Indiana, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater
Paino Factory	Wayne County, Indiana, USA	Richmondian - Whitewater

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Richmondian - Whitewater - Saluda	458 - 443 Ma Paleozoic		1

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Strophomena sulcata species	7	*Strophomena sulcata*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Zygospira modesta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : *Zygospira modesta*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Cincinnetina meeki species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Cincinnetina : *Cincinnetina meeki*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Eridorthis nicklesi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Eridorthis : *Eridorthis nicklesi*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Glyptorthis insculpta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis : *Glyptorthis insculpta*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Plaesiomys sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : *Plaesiomys*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Plaesiomys subquadratus species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Plaesiomys : *Plaesiomys subquadratus*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Retrorsirostra carleyi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Retrorsirostra : *Retrorsirostra carleyi*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Platystrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : *Platystrophia*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Platystrophia acutilirata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : *Platystrophia acutilirata*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Platystrophia annieana species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : *Platystrophia annieana*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Platystrophia clarksvillensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : *Platystrophia clarksvillensis*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Platystrophia ponderosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : *Platystrophia ponderosa*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Hebertella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : *Hebertella*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Hebertella occidentalis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : *Hebertella occidentalis*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Hiscobeccus capax species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Hiscobeccus : *Hiscobeccus capax*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Rhynchotrema sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : *Rhynchotrema*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Leptaena gibbosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : *Leptaena gibbosa*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Rafinesquina ponderosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina : *Rafinesquina ponderosa*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Eochonetes clarksvillensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eochonetes : *Eochonetes clarksvillensis*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Strophomena planumbona species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena : *Strophomena planumbona*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Strophomena vetusta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena : *Strophomena vetusta*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Tetraphalerella neglecta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Tetraphalerella : *Tetraphalerella neglecta*	458.4 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic

References

Klingensmith B. C. (2007) GIS-based biogeography of Cincinnatian (Upper Ordovician) brachiopods with special reference to Hebertella

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!

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