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New Albany Shale - Clegg Creek, Indiana, USA

FormationNew Albany Shale
MemberClegg Creek
Age:359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
IntervalKinderhookian
Lithologyphosphorite/"shale", "shale", "shale"/phosphorite, "shale"/dolomite
Number of Collections8
Number of Occurrences156

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Falling Run Bed FaunaClark County, Indiana, USANew Albany Shale - Clegg Creek
Underwood Bed FaunaClark County, Indiana, USANew Albany Shale - Clegg Creek
Fauna from the Blocher MemberScott County, Indiana, USANew Albany Shale - Clegg Creek

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
New Albany Shale - Blocher359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
shale/"limestone"11
New Albany Shale - Camp Run359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
mudstone/"shale"3
New Albany Shale - Selmier359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
mudstone/"shale"4
Rockford Limestone359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
limestone/"shale", "limestone", mudstone/"limestone"134

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Plantae
kingdom
1Plantae358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cornuspira semiconstrictus
species
7Foraminferea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Cornuspira : Cornuspira semiconstrictus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Trepeilopsis sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Trepeilopsis358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Bullimorpha sp.
genus
6Bullimorpha358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tasmanites sp.
genus
6Tasmanites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Eunicites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Eunicites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Arabellites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Arabellites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Eunicida
order
4Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Eunicida358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Ildraites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Hadoprionidae : Ildraites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tropidocaris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Rhinocarididae : Tropidocaris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Kirkbyella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Kirkbyellidae : Kirkbyella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Psilokirkbyella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Kirkbyellidae : Psilokirkbyella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Shivaella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Shivaella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Acratia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Acratiidae : Acratia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Bairdia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cryptobairdia compacta
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Cryptobairdia : Cryptobairdia compacta358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Silenites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiocyprididae : Silenites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Waylandella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Waylandella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Graphiadactylloides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Quasillitidae : Graphiadactylloides358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Microcheilinella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pachydomellidae : Microcheilinella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Concavicaris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Thylacocephala : Concavicarida : Concavicaris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Orbiculoidea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Lingula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Nucleospira sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Nucleospiridae : Nucleospira358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhipidomella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhipidomella missouriensis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella missouriensis358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhipidomella perminuta
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella perminuta358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Allorhynchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Allorhynchidae : Allorhynchus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Camarotoechia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Leiorhynchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Leiorhynchus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhynchopora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : Rhynchopora358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Stenoscisma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Spiriferida
order
4Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Ambocoelia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Ambocoelia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Crurithyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Delthyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : Delthyris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tylothyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : Tylothyris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Subcuspidella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spinocyrtiidae : Subcuspidella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Spirifer sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cyrtina burlingtonensis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : Cyrtina : Cyrtina burlingtonensis358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Syringothyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Syringothyris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Terebratulida
order
4Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cranaena sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : Cranaena358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Hamburgia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : Hamburgia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Dielasmella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : Dielasmella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthotetes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Orthotetidae : Orthotetes358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Schuchertella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Chonetes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Chonetes358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rugosochonetes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Rugosochonetes358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptaena sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Bryozoa
phylum
2Animalia : Bryozoa358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Fenestella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fenestella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Vertebrata
subphylum
2.3Animalia : Chordata : Vertebrata358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhadinichthys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Palaeoniscidae : Rhadinichthys358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tamiobatis springeri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Tamiobatis : Tamiobatis springeri358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Conodonta
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cladochonus crassus
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Pyrgiidae : Cladochonus : Cladochonus crassus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cyathaxonia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathaxoniidae : Cyathaxonia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Trochophyllum sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Laccophyllidae : Trochophyllum358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Echinodermata
phylum
2Animalia : Echinodermata358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Crinoidea
class
3Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Flexibilia
superorder
3.7Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Flexibilia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cyathocrinites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cyathocrinitidae : Cyathocrinites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Lampadosocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Streblocrinidae : Lampadosocrinus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Platycrinites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Platycrinitidae : Platycrinites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Litocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Allagecrinidae : Litocrinus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Amphipsalidocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Amphipsalidocrinus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Passalocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Passalocrinus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Echinoidea
class
3Animalia : Echinodermata : Protocidaris : Echinoidea358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Eocaudina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Eocaudina358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Blastoidea
subclass
3.3Animalia : Echinodermata : Blastoidea358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Cypricardinia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Cardiniidae : Cypricardinia358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Palaeoneilo sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Palaeoneilo358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Nuculopsis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nuculopsis358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Ctenodonta sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Ctenodonta358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Gastropoda
class
3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Bellerophontida
order
4Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Knightites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Knightites358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Anematina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Elasmonematidae : Anematina358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Straparollus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Straparollus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Platyceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Bembexia minima
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Eotomariidae : Bembexia : Bembexia minima358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Naticopsis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Naticopsidae : Naticopsis358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Portlockiella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Portlockiellidae : Portlockiella358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Ammodiscus sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Ammodiscidae : Ammodiscus358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Glomospira sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Ammodiscidae : Glomospira358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tolypammina sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Ammodiscidae : Tolypammina358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Pseudastrorhiza sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Stegnamminidae : Pseudastrorhiza358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Thuramminoides sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Monothalamea : Astrorhizida : Stegnamminidae : Thuramminoides358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Lineback J. A. (1964) Stratigraphy and Depositional Environment of the New Albany Shale (Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian) in Indiana, unpublished dissertation, Indiana University, 1-136
Maliva R. G. (1984) Paleoecology and Sedimentology of the Rockford Limestone and Upper New Albany Shale (Lower Mississippian) in southern Indiana, unpublished M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1-185
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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