Crown Point Formation

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Crown Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionFlag of New York.svg  New York Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Crown Point Formation is a geologic formation in New York and Vermont. It preserves invertebrate fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Notable fossiliferous localities within the Crown Point Formation include quarries in the towns of Panton and Isle La Motte, Vermont.

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Invertebrate Fauna

Cephalopods of the Crown Point Formation
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Stereospyroceras

Stereospyroceras champlainensis

Vaginoceras

Vaginoceras oppletum

Vaningenoceras

Vaningenoceras sp.

Proteoceras

Proteoceras perkinsi

Proteoceras pulchrum

Plectoceras

Plectoceras jason

Nanno

Nanno sp.

Trilobites of the Crown Point Formation
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Bumastoides

Bumastoides globosus

Bumastus

Bumastus erastusi

Platillaenus

Platillaenus erastusi

Cryptolithus

Cryptolithus tesselatus

Hibbertia

Hibbertia valcourensis

Flexicalymene

Flexicalymene senaria

Isotelus

Isotelus gigas

Isotelus jacobus

Pliomerops

Pliomerops canadensis

Vogdesia

Vogdesia bearsi

Ceratocara

Ceratocara shawi

Thaleops

Thaleops longispina

Cybeloides

Cybeloides prima

Ceraurinella

Ceraurinella latipyga

Physemataspis

Physemataspis insularis

Hemiarges

Hemiarges turneri

Calyptaulax

Calyptaulax annulata

Otarion

Otarion spinicaudatum

Lonchodomas

Lonchodomas chaziensis

Failleana

Failleana calva

Sphaerocoryphe

Sphaerocoryphe goodnovi

Echinoderms of the Crown Point Formation
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Dendrinocrinus

Dendrinocrinus alternatus

Brachiopods of the Crown Point Formation
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Ateleasma

Ateleasma multicostum

Camerella

Camerella varians

Macrocoelia

Macrocoelia champlainensis

Corals of the Crown Point Formation
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Streptelasma

Streptelasma expansum

Foerstephyllum

Foerstephyllum wissleri

Lambeophyllum

Lambeophyllum profundum

Bryozoans of the Crown Point Formation
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Prasopora

Prasopora orientalis

Rhinidictya

Rhinidictya fenestrata

Stictopora

Stictopora ramosa

Gastropods of the Crown Point Formation
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Maclurites

Maclurites magnus

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