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Upper Devonian (Frasnian) rugose corals from New York State

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

James E. Sorauf
James E. Sorauf*
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State University of New York, Binghamton 13901
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Abstract

West Falls Group strata (Chemung facies) of Upper Devonian (Frasnian) age in New York State reflect sedimentation on a storm dominated sandy shelf. Rugose corals occur in storm deposited coquinites rich in bioclastic debris and are abundant locally, although representing only three species, Tabulophyllum orientale (Stumm), Macgeea ponderosa Stumm, and Disphyllum caespitosum (Goldfuss). The Tabulophyllum and Macgeea species are both characterized by large amounts of stereome (biogenic calcite) in the apical part of the corallite, perhaps useful in stabilizing corallites in the sediment.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 61 , Issue 4 , July 1987 , pp. 676 - 689
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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