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Norway Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Middle Devonian (Givetian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofTraverse Group
OverliesFour Mile Dam Formation
Location
Region Michigan
Country United States

The Norway Point Formation is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the middle Devonian period.

Stratigraphy of the Devonian deposits of the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, showing the Norway Point Formation

Fossil content

Vertebrates

Acanthodians
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Oracanthus O. sp. "Four Mile Dam, 6 kilometers northwest of Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan". "A single spine (UMMP 23495)".
Conodonts
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Acodina A. formosa Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Dundee, Bell, Alpena and Four Mile Dam formations.
A. lanceolata Also found in the Traverse Formation.
Belodella B. devonicus Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Alpena and Four Mile Dam formations.
Hindeodella H. germana Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse and Antrim formations.
Icriodus I. cymbiformis Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Alpena and Thunder Bay formations.
I. expansus Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Lucas, Anderdon, Dundee, Bell, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Alpena, Potter Farm and Thunder Bay formations.
I. latericrescens latericrescens Also found in the Traverse, Bell, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Newton Creek, Alpena, Four Mile Dam, Potter Farm and Thunder Bay formations.
Ligonodina L. falciformis Also found in the Traverse Formation and Alpena Limestone.
Ozarkodina O. willsi Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Dundee, Alpena and Four Mile Dam formations.
Polygnathus P. linguiformis linguiformis Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Dundee, Bell and Alpena formations.
P. varcus Also found in the Traverse, Antrim, Alpena, Four Mile Dam and Thunder Bay formations.
Synprioniodina S. regularis Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Dundee, Bell and Alpena formations.

Invertebrates

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Brachiopods
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Chonetes C. pachyactis
Leptalosia L. radicans Also found in the Gravel Point, Alpena, Four Mile Dam, Genshaw, Arkona and Hungry Hollow formations.
Pentamerella P. pericosta Also found in the Beebe School, Widder, Hungry Hollow and Logansport formations.
Pholidostrophia P. ovata Also found in the upper Widder Formation.
Protoleptostrophia P. lirella Also found in the Four Mile Dam Formation and Alpena Limestone.
Schuchertella S. lirella At Thunder Bay River.
Sphenophragmus S. nanus Also found in the Beebe School, Ludlowville, Wanakah and Widder formations.
Strophodonta S. alpenensis A strophomenid.
Truncalosia T. gibbosa Also found in the Genshaw, Alpena, Gravel Point, Petoskey, Potter Farm and Arkona formations, and the Hamilton Group.
Tylothyris T. subvaricosa Also found in the Cedar Valley, Milwaukee, Mineola, Bell, Rockport Quarry, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Alpena, Gravel Point and Potter Farm formations.
Corals
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Aulocystis A. commensalis Also found in the Ipperwash Limestone and Wanakah Shale.
A. stummi Thunder Bay River below Four Mile Dam, Alpena County, Michigan.
Ostracods
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Aechmina A. choanobasota 2 right valves.
A. sp. A 2 right valves.
A. sp. B A carapace, No. 29828.
Arcyzona A. aperticarinata
A. diademata A carapace and right valve.
A. sp. 2 carapaces.
Barychilina B. embrithes A left valve
B. labyrinthea A carapace.
B. sp. A left valve.
Birdsallella B. delawarensis
B. tumida
Bythocypris B. devonica borealis A carapace.
B. parsonia A carapace.
B. subquadrata 2 carapaces.
Coelonella C. scapha 2 carapaces.
Ctenoloculina C. cicatricosa
Dizygopleura D. euglyphea A left valve.
Euglyphella E. compressa A right valve.
E. sigmoidalis
E. simplex
Eukloedenella E. doverensis One female left valve and one male left valve.
Falsipollex F. equipapillatus
Glyptopleura G. bipunctata
Halliella H. bellipuncta 2 right valves.
Healdia H. gibba
H. sp. A right valve.
Hollinella H. ampla A left valve.
H. inclinisulcata
H. labrosa 3 right valves.
H. tendilobata
H. sp. A "Two carapaces, Nos. 27352 and 27353".
H. sp. B "A male carapace, No. 27354".
Hyphasmaphora H. textiligera 2 right valves.
Jenningsina J. catenulata
J. scalpta A left valve.
Lucasella L. mundula
Monoceratina M. casei "2 carapaces, Nos. 27374 and 27375".
Octonaria O. crescentiformis
O. quadricostata
Parabolbina P. acinina 2 male right valves.
Ponderodictya P. punctulifera
P. sp. One specimen (No. 29891). May be an early instar of P. punctulifera.
Punctoprimitia P. subaequalis 1 right valve and 4 left valves.
Quasillites Q. binodosus
Q. jubatus
Q. lobatus A right valve.
Q. obliquus A carapace.
Q. cf. Q. ornatus A carapace.
Q. ornatus 3 carapaces and a right valve.
Reticestus R. acclivitatus
Ropolonellus R. papillatus A right valve.
R. plenus A right valve.
Ruptivelum R. bacculatum
Subligaculum S. biorthogonium
S. trullatum 2 male left valves and a broken female right valve.
Tetrasacculus T. paeneloculatus
Ulrichia U. fragilis 1 carapace and 2 left valves.
U. spinifera 3 right valves.
Trilobites
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Dechenella D. (Basidechenella) sp. A "Nos. 25506, 28719, 28720, and 28721".
Dipleura D. dekayi "Shales just above the Spinocyrtia zone". Also found in the Thunder Bay Limestone.
Eldredgeops E. rana Originally reported as Phacops rana. Also found in the Hamilton, Hungry Hollow, Widder, Plum Brook, Prout, Ten Mile Creek, Alpena, Four Mile Dam and Gravel Point formations.
Greenops G. aequituberculatus Also found in the Gravel Point Formation and Dock Street clay of the Four Mile Dam Formation.
Phacops P. rana Moved to the genus Eldredgeops.

See also

References

  1. ^ Stack, Jack; Sallan, Lauren (20 September 2018). "An examination of the Devonian fishes of Michigan". PeerJ. 6 (2): e5636. doi:10.7717/peerj.5636. PMC 6151260. PMID 30258725.
  2. ^ Orr, R. William (1971). "Conodonts from Middle Devonian Strata from the Michigan Basin". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Imbrie, John (1959). "Brachiopods of the Traverse group (Devonian) of Michigan. Part 1, Dalmanellacea, Pentameracea, Strophomenacea, Orthotetacea, Chonetacea, and Productacea. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 116, article 4". hdl:2246/1258. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Rogers, Frederick S.; Pitrat, Charles W. (May 1987). "Distribution of Tylothyris (Brachiopoda) and its occurrence in the Traverse Group (Middle Devonian) of Michigan". Journal of Paleontology. 61 (3): 494–507. doi:10.1017/S0022336000028651. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 130922140.
  5. ^ Watkins, J. Lloyd (1959). "Middle Devonian Auloporid Corals from the Traverse Group of Michigan". Journal of Paleontology. 33 (5): 793–808. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1300915.
  6. ^ Kesling, R. V.; Weiss, Martin (1953). "Ostracods from the Norway Point Formation of Michigan". hdl:2027.42/48276. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Stumm, Erwin (1953). "Trilobites of the Devonian Traverse Group of Michigan" (PDF). University of Michigan Press - Museum of Paleontology.


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