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Central Valley Sandstone, Orange County, New York, USA

FormationCentral Valley Sandstone
Age:419 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
IntervalEarly Devonian
Lithologysandstone
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences14

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Highland Mills - Central Valley SStOrange County, New York, USACentral Valley Sandstone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Connelly Conglomerate419 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
conglomerate5
Kanouse388 - 383 Ma
Devonian
sandstone34
Tristates - Esopus419 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
shale1
Tristates - Esopus - Highland Mills419 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
sandstone/"shale"13
Tristates - Esopus - Woodbury Creek419 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
sandstone10
Tristates - Oriskany419 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
sandstone6

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Odontochile sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Diaphanometopidae : Odontochile419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Dipleura sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Bathycheilidae : Dipleura419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Proetida
order
4Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Meristella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Meristella419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Platyorthis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platyorthidae : Platyorthis419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Camarotoechia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Hysterolites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : Hysterolites419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Cyrtina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Cyrtinidae : Cyrtina419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Nanothyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Centronellidae : Nanothyris419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Chonetes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Chonetes419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Leptostrophia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Leptostrophia419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Leptaena rhomboidalis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : Leptaena rhomboidalis419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Rugosa
subclass
3.3Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa419.2 - 393.3 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

References

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!
 
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