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Lime Creek - Cerro Gordo subst., USA

FormationLime Creek
MemberCerro Gordo subst.
Age:383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
IntervalFrasnian
Number of Collections7
Number of Occurrences23

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
RockfordMower County, Minnesota, USALime Creek - Cerro Gordo subst.
Bird Hill Floyd County, Iowa, USALime Creek - Cerro Gordo subst.
Rockford TownshipMower County, Minnesota, USALime Creek - Cerro Gordo subst.
Hackberry GroveFreeborn County, Minnesota, USALime Creek - Cerro Gordo subst.
Floyd CountyMower County, Minnesota, USALime Creek - Cerro Gordo subst.

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Cedar Valley388 - 372 Ma
Devonian
55
Lime Creek383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
22
Lime Creek - Cerro Gordo383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
shale, "shale"/"limestone"428
Lime Creek - Juniper Hill383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
shale30
Lime Creek - Owen383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
limestone/"shale", "limestone"46
Cedar Valley - Shell Rock383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
30
Cedar Valley - Shell Rock - Rock Grove383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
limestone/dolomite34

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Pseudoatrypa sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Pseudoatrypa382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Camarotoechia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Leiorhynchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Leiorhynchus382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Spinocyrtia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spinocyrtiidae : Spinocyrtia382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Cranaena sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : Cranaena382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Schuchertella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Douvillina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Douvillinidae : Douvillina382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Douvillina arcuata
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Douvillinidae : Douvillina : Douvillina arcuata382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Paracyclas sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Paracyclas382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Paracyclas dubia
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Paracyclas : Paracyclas dubia382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Paracyclas elliptica
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Paracyclas : Paracyclas elliptica382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Ptychopteria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Ptychopteria382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

References

Rode A. L., Lieberman B. S. (2004) Using GIS to unlock the interactions between biogeography, environment, and evolution in middle and Late Devonian brachiopods and bivalves, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 211 3-4, 345-359
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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