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Clinton - Wolcott, New York, USA
| Group | Clinton |
|---|---|
| Formation | Wolcott |
| Member(s) | Furnace Iron Ore Limestone |
| Age: | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Telychian |
| Lithology | limestone/"shale", "limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 4 |
| Number of Occurrences | 61 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton - Irondequoit | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | limestone/"reef rocks", "limestone", "reef rocks", "limestone"/"shale", "shale"/"limestone", "reef rocks"/"shale", lime mudstone/"shale", "shale" | 350 |
| Clinton - Rochester | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | shale/"limestone", "limestone"/"shale", "shale", grainstone/dolomite, "shale"/lime mudstone, grainstone/"shale" | 541 |
| Clinton - Sauquoit | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale/"mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", "shale"/"limestone", "shale"/sandstone, "shale" | 68 |
| Clinton - Sodus | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale/grainstone, "shale"/"limestone" | 25 |
| Clinton - Sodus - Upper | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale/"limestone", "shale"/grainstone, "shale"/sandstone | 101 |
| Clinton - Williamson | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale, "shale"/"limestone", grainstone, "shale"/grainstone | 128 |
| Clinton - Wolcott - Furnace Iron Ore | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | shale, grainstone | 18 |
| Clinton - Wolcott - Limestone | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | limestone/"shale" | 12 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Gillette T. (1947) The Clinton of Western and Central New York, New York State Museum Bulletin 341 |
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!
