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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: A rugose coral and its encrusters from the Middle Devonian of New York

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Date: 2015-10-09 06:11:46
Blog: Wooster Geologists
URL: http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2015/10/09/woosters-fossils-of-the-week-a-rugose-coral-and-its-encrusters-from-the-middle-devonian-of-new-york/

Summary:

This week’s fossils were found on a most excellent field trip to the Niagara region of New York in August. One of our outcrops was a small patch of gravel in Bethany Center where the Centerfield Limestone Member of the Ludlowville Formation (Givetian, Middle Devonian) was exposed. My colleagues and I found many interesting fossils […]

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Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Middle Devonian [1]
Givetian [1]
Centerfield Limestone Member [1]
Ludlowville Formation [1]
Centerfield Limestone [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Middle Devonian [0.8]
Devonian [0.8]
Paleozoic [0.8]
Phanerozoic [0.8]
Givetian [0.1]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
BethanyUS42.9138-78.1334
CenterfieldUS42.886-77.4141
LimestoneUS42.0225-78.6336
LudlowvilleUS42.5539-76.5418
New YorkUS40.7146-74.0071
NiagaraUS43.1969-78.7649

Keywords:

Bethany Center, Centerfield Limestone Member, colleagues, encrusters, excellent field trip, gravel, interesting fossils, Ludlowville Formation, Middle Devonian, New York, Niagara region, outcrops, rugose, small patch, Uncategorized, Wooster

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