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Sly Gap, New Mexico, USA

Formation	Sly Gap
Age:	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Interval	Frasnian
Lithology	shale/"limestone"
Number of Collections	89
Number of Occurrences	159

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Rugosa of the Sly Gap Formation	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Ash canyon	Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
.63 mi N75E of mouth of Mule Canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Alama Canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
S side of Marble Canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
4 mi E of RR station	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Hembrillo Canyon	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
.25 mi N of Rhodes Canyon	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
3.7 mi NW of Hot Springs	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Sheep Mtn	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Capitol Peak	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Dry Canyon off Gordon Canyon	Catron County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
1st canyon S of Alamo Canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
N side of Caballero branch of Alamo canyon	Eddy County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Marble Canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Alamo Peak	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
1st canyon N of Pig canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
1 mi NE of mouth of Mule creek	Catron County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
1st unnamed canyon N of marble canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
C	Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
NM Hwy 52	Socorro County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Lava Gap	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
.5 mi from highest peak	San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
N/2	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
.75 mi N60E of mouth of Mule Canyon	Eddy County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Alamo Peak	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
San Andreas Canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Saddle mr. Fault	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
2 mi N60E of Hermosa	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
USNM 507d	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
NE1/4	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Arcente Canyon	Otero County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Sly Gap	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
N end of Derry Hills	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
.25 mi N of Rhodes Pass	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
SE/4	Grant County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap
Nackaye mtn	Sierra County, New Mexico, USA	Sly Gap

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Caballero	359 - 345 Ma Paleozoic	wackestone	26
Contadera - Salinas Peak	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	shale/"limestone"	2
Contadero	383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian		20
Onate	388 - 383 Ma Devonian		51
Second Value - Montoya	461 - 450 Ma Ordovician	dolomite	1
Throughgood	372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian		1
El Paso - Padre - Scenic Drive	479 - 468 Ma Ordovician	limestone	8

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Pseudoatrypa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Pseudoatrypa*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Spinatrypa sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Spinatrypa*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Cariniferella alleni species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Cariniferella : *Cariniferella alleni*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : *Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria amanaensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria : *Schizophoria amanaensis*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Tylothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : *Tylothyris*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Warrenella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Reticulariidae : *Warrenella*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Douvillina parviuscula species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Douvillinidae : Douvillina : *Douvillina parviuscula*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Nervostrophia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : *Nervostrophia*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Nervostrophia extensa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Nervostrophia : *Nervostrophia extensa*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Nervostrophia geniculata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Nervostrophia : *Nervostrophia geniculata*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Nervostrophia mucrospina species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Nervostrophia : *Nervostrophia mucrospina*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Nervostrophia solida species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Nervostrophia : *Nervostrophia solida*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Hexagonaria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : *Hexagonaria*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Radiastraea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : *Radiastraea*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Iowaphyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Endophyllidae : *Iowaphyllum*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Tabulophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Chonophyllidae : *Tabulophyllum*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Macgeea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : *Macgeea*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Pachyphyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Phillipsastreidae : *Pachyphyllum*	382.7 - 372.2 Ma Late/Upper Devonian

References

Cooper G. A., Dutro, Jr. J. T. (1982) Devonian brachiopods of New Mexico, Bulletins of American Paleontology 82-83 315, 1-125

McLean R. A., Sorauf J. E. (1988) The distribution of rugose corals in Frasnian outcrop sequences of North America, Devonian of the World, Volume III. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 379-396

Rode A. L., Lieberman B. S. (2004) Using GIS to unlock the interactions between biogeography, environment, and evolution in middle and Late Devonian brachiopods and bivalves, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 211 3-4, 345-359

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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