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Rose Hill, USA

FormationRose Hill
Age:439 - 433 Ma
Silurian
IntervalTelychian
Tectonic SettingForeland basin
Lithologysandstone, "limestone"/"shale"
Number of Collections4
Number of Occurrences8

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Swatara Gap Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USARose Hill
Silurian conodontsHighland County, Virginia, USARose Hill
CresaptownAllegany County, Maryland, USARose Hill
Rose HillAllegany County, Maryland, USARose Hill

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Erettopterus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Erettopterus438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Hughmilleria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Hughmilleria438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Parahughmilleria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Parahughmilleria438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Carniodus carnulus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Carniodus : Carniodus carnulus438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Distomodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Distomodus438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Ozarkodina excavata
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Spathognathodontidae : Wurmiella : Ozarkodina excavata438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian
Plectonotus boucoti
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : Plectonotus : Plectonotus boucoti438.5 - 433.4 Ma
Silurian

References

Helfrich C. T. (1980) Late Llandovery-Early Wenlock Conodonts from the Upper Part of the Rose Hill and the Basal Part of the Mifflintown Formations, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, Journal of Paleontology 54 3, 557-569
Plotnick R. E. (1999) Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids, Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, 106-136
Wagner P. J. (2017) Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database
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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