I've since had to change my ID on this specimen as I realised that I collected it from the Osgood Shale and not the Waldron Shale. As such, Coolinia is the more likely genus. I based this on the paper "Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America" Frest, Brett and Witzke published in the compendium "Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian", book 2, page 729. The Osgood shale is Silurian in age (Telychian to Sheinwoodian stage).
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Coolinia subplana from the Osgood Shale
While examining some pieces of the Waldron Osgood Shale that I brought back from Indiana I found a couple of specimens of Fardenia Coolinia subplana. It is within the class Strophomenata (straight hinge line) and order Orthotetida.
I identified these based on this link to the Indiana State Museum's online collection.
I've since had to change my ID on this specimen as I realised that I collected it from the Osgood Shale and not the Waldron Shale. As such, Coolinia is the more likely genus. I based this on the paper "Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America" Frest, Brett and Witzke published in the compendium "Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian", book 2, page 729. The Osgood shale is Silurian in age (Telychian to Sheinwoodian stage).
I've since had to change my ID on this specimen as I realised that I collected it from the Osgood Shale and not the Waldron Shale. As such, Coolinia is the more likely genus. I based this on the paper "Caradocian-Gedinnian echinoderm associations of Central and Eastern North America" Frest, Brett and Witzke published in the compendium "Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian", book 2, page 729. The Osgood shale is Silurian in age (Telychian to Sheinwoodian stage).
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