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Exshaw, Alberta, Canada

Formation	Exshaw
Age:	372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Interval	Famennian
Lithology	shale/siltstone
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	29

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Exshaw Formation at Mount Arete	Alberta, Canada	Exshaw

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Ostracoda class	3	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Lingula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : *Lingula*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Nucleospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Nucleospiridae : *Nucleospira*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Rhipidomella missouriensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : *Rhipidomella missouriensis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Allorhynchus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Allorhynchidae : *Allorhynchus*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Rhynchopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : *Rhynchopora*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Stenoscisma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : *Stenoscisma*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Crurithyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : *Crurithyris*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Tylothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : *Tylothyris*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Parallelora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Parallelora*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Syringothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : *Syringothyris*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Dielasmella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : *Dielasmella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Selenella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : *Selenella*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schuchertella lens species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella : *Schuchertella lens*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Chonetes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Chonetes*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Orbinaria pyxidata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Orbinaria : *Orbinaria pyxidata*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ceramopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Ceramoporidae : *Ceramopora*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Fenestrellina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : *Fenestrellina*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Rhombopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : *Rhombopora*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Chordata phylum	2	Animalia : Chordata	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Conularia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Staurozoa : Stauromedusae : Conulariidae : *Conularia*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Crinoidea class	3	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ectogrammysia hannibalensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : Ectogrammysia : *Ectogrammysia hannibalensis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Imitoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionoceratidae : *Imitoceras*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Naticopsis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Naticopsidae : *Naticopsis*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cornulites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cornulitidae : *Cornulites*	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Tracheophyta phylum	2	Plantae : Tracheophyta	372.2 - 358.9 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

References

Raasch G. O. (1988) Famennian faunal zones in western Canada, Devonian of the World, Volume III. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 619-631

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