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Sunset, USA

Formation	Sunset
Age:	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic
Interval	Richmondian
Tectonic Setting	Cratonic basin
Lithology	packstone/mudstone
Number of Collections	59
Number of Occurrences	480

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
03-HWM-1.3	Butler County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
02-LR-A	Madison County, Kentucky, USA	Sunset
03-LKR-AA	Warren County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
03-FCL-A	Fleming County, Kentucky, USA	Sunset
03-WD-A	Mason County, Kentucky, USA	Sunset
04-CDE-A	Butler County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
04-LTC-A	Butler County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
04-LPS-A	Butler County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
04-BRB-A	Butler County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
04-BP4-A	Butler County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
04-GWC-A	Hamilton County, Ohio, USA	Sunset
04-AA64-A	Mason County, Kentucky, USA	Sunset
04-MTOR-A	Highland County, Ohio, USA	Sunset

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Corryville	452 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone/mudstone	529
Mount Auburn	452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	packstone/mudstone	353
Oregonia	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	packstone/mudstone	323
Waynesville - Fort Ancient	450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic	claystone, packstone/mudstone, "limestone"	193

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Cuffeyella arachnoidea species	7	*Cuffeyella arachnoidea*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Isotelus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : *Isotelus*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Acidaspis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : *Acidaspis*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Flexicalymene sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : *Flexicalymene*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Flexicalymene meeki species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Flexicalymene : *Flexicalymene meeki*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Petrocrania scabiosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Petrocrania : *Petrocrania scabiosa*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Lingulida order	4	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Zygospira modesta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : *Zygospira modesta*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cincinnetina meeki species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Cincinnetina : *Cincinnetina meeki*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Dalmanella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : *Dalmanella*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Platystrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : *Platystrophia*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Platystrophia ponderosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : *Platystrophia ponderosa*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Hebertella occidentalis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : *Hebertella occidentalis*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Leptaena sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Leptaena*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Leptaena richmondensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : *Leptaena richmondensis*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Rafinesquina alternata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Rafinesquina : *Rafinesquina alternata*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Bryozoa phylum	2	Animalia : Bryozoa	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cryptostomata order	4	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomata	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Trepostomatida order	4	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Parvohallopora ramosa species	7	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomata : Halloporidae : Parvohallopora : *Parvohallopora ramosa*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Ptychocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dimerocrinitidae : *Ptychocrinus*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cincinnaticrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Cincinnaticrinus*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Ectenocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Homocrinidae : *Ectenocrinus*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Glyptocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : *Glyptocrinus*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Iocrinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Iocrinidae : *Iocrinus*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Bivalvia class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Modiolopsis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : *Modiolopsis*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Modiomorphidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Ambonychia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : *Ambonychia*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Deceptrix sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : *Deceptrix*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Pterinea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : *Pterinea*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Pterinea demissa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Pterinea : *Pterinea demissa*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Nautiloidea subclass	3.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Treptoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Proteoceratidae : *Treptoceras*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Bucania sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Proserpinidae : *Bucania*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Sinuites cancellatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Sinuitidae : Sinuites : *Sinuites cancellatus*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cyclonema sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : *Cyclonema*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Lophospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : *Lophospira*	449.5 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic

References

Holland S. M., Patzkowsky M.E. (2007) Gradient ecology of a biotic invasion: biofacies of the type Cincinnatian Series (Upper Ordovician), Cincinnati, Ohio region, USA, Palaios 22, 408-423

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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