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Franconia - Reno, USA

FormationFranconia
MemberReno
Age:501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
IntervalFranconian
Lithologysandstone
Number of Collections14
Number of Occurrences66

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Tomah MbrWabasha County, Minnesota, USAFranconia - Reno
Reno MbrTrempealeau County, Wisconsin, USAFranconia - Reno

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Franconia - Tomah501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian
sandstone68

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Pseudagnostus josephus
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Diplagnostidae : Pseudagnostus : Pseudagnostus josephus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Ptychaspis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Ptychaspididae : Ptychaspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Ptychaspis miniscaensis
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Ptychaspididae : Ptychaspis : Ptychaspis miniscaensis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Monocheilus anatinum
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Dikelocephalidae : Monocheilus : Monocheilus anatinum501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Monocheilus micros
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Dikelocephalidae : Monocheilus : Monocheilus micros501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Prosaukia ambigua
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Saukiidae : Prosaukia : Prosaukia ambigua501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Prosaukia misa
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Saukiidae : Prosaukia : Prosaukia misa501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Stigmaspis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Saukiidae : Stigmaspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Ellipsocephaloides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ellipsocephaloididae : Ellipsocephaloides501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Idahoia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Idahoiidae : Idahoia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Idahoia serapio
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Idahoiidae : Idahoia : Idahoia serapio501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Saratogia hamula
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Idahoiidae : Saratogia : Saratogia hamula501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Wilbernia pero
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Idahoiidae : Wilbernia : Wilbernia pero501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Chariocephalus whitfieldi
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Elviniidae : Chariocephalus : Chariocephalus whitfieldi501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Drumaspis tanycodia
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Elviniidae : Drumaspis : Drumaspis tanycodia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian

References

Grant R. E. (1962) Trilobite distribution, upper Franconia Formation (Upper Cambrian), southeastern Minnestoa, Journal of Paleontology 36 5, 965-998
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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