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Onondaga - Edgecliff

Formation	Onondaga
Member	Edgecliff
Age:	388 - 383 Ma Devonian
Interval	Givetian
Tectonic Setting	Foreland basin
Lithology	packstone, wackestone, wackestone/packstone, grainstone, packstone/grainstone, "limestone", "limestone"/chert, chert/"limestone", "limestone"/sandstone, bafflestone
Number of Collections	25
Number of Occurrences	360

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Port Colborne Quarry bioherm	Wainfleet Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada	Onondaga - Edgecliff
LeRoy bioherm	Genesee County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
Central Area	Onondaga County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
Western Area	Genesee County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
Eastern area	Montgomery County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
3123B	Onondaga County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
3138A	Ulster County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
3144A	Ulster County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
3131C	Otsego County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
Locality 24	Onondaga County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
3151A	Ulster County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
Eastern Area	Erie County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
Mt. Tom Reef	Montgomery County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff
Hall's Clarence Hallows Locality	Erie County, New York, USA	Onondaga - Edgecliff

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Manlius - Jamesville	419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	limestone	13
Marcellus - Cherry Valley	388 - 383 Ma Devonian	limestone	19
Marcellus - Union Springs	388 - 383 Ma Devonian	shale	28
Onondaga - Moorehouse	393 - 388 Ma Devonian	limestone, "limestone"/chert	419
Onondaga - Nedrow	388 - 383 Ma Devonian	limestone, "limestone"/"shale", "limestone"/chert, lime mudstone	181
Onondaga - Seneca	393 - 388 Ma Devonian	limestone	142

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Ostracoda class	3	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Odontocephalus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : *Odontocephalus*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Phacops cristata species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Phacops : *Phacops cristata*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Proetus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : *Proetus*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Brachiopoda phylum	2	Animalia : Brachiopoda	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Lingula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : *Lingula*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Coelospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Anoplothecidae : *Coelospira*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Athyris spiriferoides species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Athyris : *Athyris spiriferoides*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Meristella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : *Meristella*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Pentagonia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : *Pentagonia*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Atrypa reticularis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Atrypa : *Atrypa reticularis*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Levenea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : *Levenea*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Rhipidomella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : *Rhipidomella*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Pentamerella arata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Clorindidae : Pentamerella : *Pentamerella arata*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Camarotoechia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : *Camarotoechia*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Costispirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtospiriferidae : *Costispirifer*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Ambocoelia umbonata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Ambocoelia : *Ambocoelia umbonata*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Megakozlowskiella raricosta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtinopsidae : Megakozlowskiella : *Megakozlowskiella raricosta*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Elita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Elita*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Spirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Spirifer*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Amphigenia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Centronellidae : *Amphigenia*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Centronella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Centronellidae : *Centronella*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Schuchertella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Schuchertella*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Chonetes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Chonetes*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Protoleptostrophia perplana species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Protoleptostrophia : *Protoleptostrophia perplana*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Leptaena rhomboidalis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : *Leptaena rhomboidalis*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Megastrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Megastrophia*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Strophomena (Strophodonta) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophodontidae : *Strophomena (Strophodonta)*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Bryozoa phylum	2	Animalia : Bryozoa	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Fistulipora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : *Fistulipora*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Fenestella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : *Fenestella*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Aulocystis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Aulocystidae : *Aulocystis*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Aulopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : *Aulopora*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Ceratopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : *Ceratopora*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Romingeria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Romingeriidae : *Romingeria*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Syringopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : *Syringopora*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Cystiphylloides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Digonophyllidae : *Cystiphylloides*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Cystiphyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllidae : *Cystiphyllum*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Edaphophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllidae : *Edaphophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Coenites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Coenitidae : *Coenites*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Emmonsia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : *Emmonsia*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Favosites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : *Favosites*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Pleurodictyum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : *Pleurodictyum*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Cladopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : *Cladopora*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Thamnopora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : *Thamnopora*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Propora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitida : Proporidae : *Propora*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Scenophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acrophyllidae : *Scenophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Heterophrentis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : *Heterophrentis*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Siphonophrentis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : *Siphonophrentis*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Chonophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Chonophyllidae : *Chonophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Bethanyphyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Bethanyphyllidae : *Bethanyphyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Acinophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Eridophyllidae : *Acinophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Cylindrophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pycnostylidae : *Cylindrophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Eridophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Craspedophyllidae : *Eridophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Blothrophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halliidae : *Blothrophyllum*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Synaptophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pycnostylidae : *Synaptophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Amplexiphyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stereolasmatidae : *Amplexiphyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Breviphrentis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : *Breviphrentis*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Homalophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : *Homalophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Cyathocylindrium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Zaphrentidae : *Cyathocylindrium*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Heliophylloides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : *Heliophylloides*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Heliophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : *Heliophyllum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Heliophyllum halli species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : Heliophyllum : *Heliophyllum halli*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Zaphrenthis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : *Zaphrenthis*	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Echinodermata phylum	2	Animalia : Echinodermata	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Crinoidea class	3	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Codaster pyramidatus species	7	Animalia : Echinodermata : Fissiculata : Codasteridae : Codaster : *Codaster pyramidatus*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian
Bellerophon pelops species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Bellerophon : *Bellerophon pelops*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Orthonychia concavum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cyrtoneritimorpha : Orthonychiidae : Orthonychia : *Orthonychia concavum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Orthonychia dentalium species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cyrtoneritimorpha : Orthonychiidae : Orthonychia : *Orthonychia dentalium*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyostoma lichas species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Elasmonematidae : Elasmonema : *Platyostoma lichas*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : *Platyceras*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyceras (Platyostoma) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : *Platyceras (Platyostoma)*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyceras argo species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : *Platyceras argo*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyceras carinatum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : *Platyceras carinatum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Acroculia erectum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : *Acroculia erectum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyceras rarispinum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : *Platyceras rarispinum*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyostoma lineata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Platyceras : *Platyostoma lineata*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Platyostoma turbinata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Platyostoma : *Platyostoma turbinata*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Pleurotomaria hebe species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Dictyobembix : *Pleurotomaria hebe*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Pleurotomaria clausa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Euryzone : *Pleurotomaria clausa*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Loxonema robusta species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Loxonematidae : Stylonema : *Loxonema robusta*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Macrocheilus hebe species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Subulitidae : Balbiniconcha : *Macrocheilus hebe*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Pleurotomaria lucina species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Ptychomphalina : *Pleurotomaria lucina*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Hoareicardia cunea species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Hippocardiidae : Hoareicardia : *Hoareicardia cunea*	393.3 - 387.7 Ma Devonian
Stromatoporoidea class	3	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea	387.7 - 382.7 Ma Devonian

References

Hall J. Notes and observations upon the fossils of the Goniatite Limestone, in the Marcellus shale of the Hamilton group, and those of the Goniatite beds of Rockford, Indiana, with some analogous forms from the Hamilton Group proper, Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto 13, 95-112

Hall J. , Illustrations of Devonian fossils: Gasteropoda, Pteropoda, Cephalopoda, Crustacea, and corals of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups, etc., 1-133

Hall J. Descriptions of new species of fossils from the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton and Chemung groups; with observations upon previously described species, Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto 14, 29-109

Hall J. Containing descriptions of the Gasteropoda, Pteropoda, and Cephalopoda of the Upper Helderberg, Hamilton, Portage, and Chemung Groups, Natural History of New York, Paleontology 5 2, 1-492

Oliver W. A., Jr. (1952) Stratigraphy of the Onondaga Limestone in Central New York, PhD thesis, Cornell University, 1-98

Poore R. Z. (1969) The LeRoy Bioherm: Onondaga Limestone (Middle Devonian) western New York, M.S. thesis, Brown University, 1-69

Feldman H. R. (1978) Brachiopods and Community Ecology of the Onondaga Limestone, Ph.D. thesis, Rutgers University, 1-203

Wolosz T. H., Paquette D. E. (1988) Middle Devonian reefs of the Edgecliff Member of the Onondaga Formation of New York, CSPG Memoir 14 2, 531-539

Johnston C. T. (1990) Bioherm Development in the Edgecliff Member of the Onondaga Formation, Port Colburne, Ontario, unpublished B.S. thesis, McMaster University (Ontario), 1-91

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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