The camerate crinoid Scyphocrinites Zenker in the Upper Silurian or Lower Devonian of New Brunswick, Canada

Authors

  • Stephen K. Donovan Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
  • Randall F. Miller

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeol.2014.014

Keywords:

Paleontology, Crinoidea, Stratigraphy, Preservation

Abstract

The mid-Paleozoic Scyphocrinites Zenker has a distal attachment modified into a globular flotation structure and, uniquely for a crinoid, joined the obligate plankton. Such a flotation structure has been found in the Indian Point Formation (Pridolian to Lochkovian) of Flatlands, northern New Brunswick. It is most likely Pridolian (Upper Silurian) based on the primitive morphology. This identification is confirmed by the globular gross morphology, multi-plated calcite structure, age and similarity to coeval fossils from Cornwall, southwestern England.

Author Biography

Stephen K. Donovan, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

Researcher with 34 years experience of Lower Paleozoic crinoids

Downloads

Published

2014-12-02

How to Cite

Donovan, S. K., & Miller, R. F. (2014). The camerate crinoid Scyphocrinites Zenker in the Upper Silurian or Lower Devonian of New Brunswick, Canada. Atlantic Geoscience, 50, 290–296. https://doi.org/10.4138/atlgeol.2014.014

Issue

Section

Articles