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Lockport - Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, USA

Group	Lockport
Formation	Ilion
Age:	433 - 423 Ma Silurian
Interval	Wenlock - Ludlow
Lithology	shale
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	14

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Lingula-Eurypterid Community at the Ilion Shale	Herkimer County, New York, USA	Lockport - Ilion

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Serpula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Serpula*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Herrmannina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Leperditiidae : *Herrmannina*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Dizygopleura sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopida : *Dizygopleura*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Eurypterus remipes species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Eurypterida : Eurypteridae : Eurypterus : *Eurypterus remipes*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Orbiculoidea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : *Orbiculoidea*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Lingula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : *Lingula*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Homoeospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Rhynchospirinidae : *Homoeospira*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Howellella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : *Howellella*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Favosites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : *Favosites*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Conularia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Staurozoa : Stauromedusae : Conulariidae : *Conularia*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Pyrenomoeus cuneatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Nuculites : *Pyrenomoeus cuneatus*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Cornellites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : *Cornellites*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian
Leptodesma (Leiopteria) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Leptodesma : *Leptodesma (Leiopteria)*	433.4 - 423 Ma Silurian

References

Brett C. E. (1999) Wenlockian fossil communities in New York State and adjacent areas: Paleontology and Paleoecology, Paleocommunities: A Case Study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, 592-637

Plotnick R. E. (1999) Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids, Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian, 106-136

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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