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Tristates - Esopus, Orange County, New York, USA

Group	Tristates
Formation	Esopus
Member(s)	Highland Mills Woodbury Creek
Age:	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Interval	Early Devonian
Tectonic Setting	Foreland basin
Lithology	shale
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	1

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Highland Mills - Central Valley SSt	Orange County, New York, USA	Tristates - Esopus - Woodbury Creek

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Central Valley Sandstone	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone	14
Connelly Conglomerate	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	conglomerate	5
Kanouse	388 - 383 Ma Devonian	sandstone	34
Tristates - Esopus - Highland Mills	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone/"shale"	13
Tristates - Esopus - Woodbury Creek	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone	10
Tristates - Oriskany	419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	sandstone	6

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Synphoria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : *Synphoria*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Proetida order	4	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Pentagonia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : *Pentagonia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Platyorthis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platyorthidae : *Platyorthis*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Camarotoechia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : *Camarotoechia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptocoelia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leptocoeliidae : *Leptocoelia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Elita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Elita*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Hysterolites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : *Hysterolites*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Spirifer macrus species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer : *Spirifer macrus*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Cyrtina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : *Cyrtina*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Etymothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Centronellidae : *Etymothyris*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Prionothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Centronellidae : *Prionothyris*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Meganterella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Meganterididae : *Meganterella*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Schuchertella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Schuchertella*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Anoplia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Anopliidae : *Anoplia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Chonetes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Chonetes*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Chonostrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonostrophiidae : *Chonostrophia*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Eodevonaria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Eodevonariidae : *Eodevonaria*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Leptaena rhomboidalis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : *Leptaena rhomboidalis*	419.2 - 393.3 Ma Early/Lower Devonian

References

Kindle C. H., Eidman S.H. (1955) Fauna of the Kanouse Sandstone at Highland Mills, New York, Journal of Paleontology 29 1, 183-185

Boucot A. J. (1959) Brachiopods of the Lower Devonian Rocks at Highland Mills, New York, Journal of Paleontology 33 5, 727-769

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!