Paleozoic Fossils of EasternCanada

    (and the US Northeast)

 

     Mark Bourrie's collection  mdbourrie@gmail.com .

.       Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.

 

 

 

 

 Lorraine Shale

(Equivalent to Lorraine Shale, Laprairie, QC

and  Russel Fm., Ottawa. Cincinnatian, Upper Ordovician. ) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Triarthrus s.n. cf eatoni. Soft tissue trilobites showing antennae,

legs with claws and other appendages on the underside of the trilobites.

This kind of preservation is extremely rare.

Martin Quarry, NE New York

 

 

 

  

Close-up of above specimens. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Same locality as above, about 1 cm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Gravicalymene Sp.

Lorraine Shale, Montreal

 

 

 

  

 

Gravicalymene sp.

Herkimer County, Upstate New York, c. 3/4"

Note genal spines

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billings Shale

 Edenian, Ottawa region

 

 

 

 Triarthrus spinosa in pyrite

Ottawa, ON

 

 

 

  

 

Trairthrus rougensis

Ottawa, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triarthrus eatoni, downtown Ottawa, On.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Whitby" Fm.

(Oil shale unit of the

Cobourg Fm., Edenian)

 

 

 

 

         Pseudogygites latimarginatus, Craigleith, ON. Note healed injury on thorax of trilobite

at extreme left. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Cobourg Fm.

 Upper Ordovincian

 

 

 Ceraurus matrenseris

Ottawa ON

Prep by Bill Hessin

 

 

 

 

 

Encrinuroides sp. n.

Ottawa, ON

Prepped by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eobronteus lunatus (during prep)

Russell County, ON

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus milleri

Near Ottawa ON

Prep by Zarko Ljuboja

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurinus sp.

Glengarry, ON, about 3". Prep by Zarko Ljuboja

 

 

 

 

 

Calyptaulax calicephalus

Ottawa, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 Isotelus gigas

Trenton Falls, NY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nanilleanus americanus, Bowmanville, ON. Larger trilobite is just over 1" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verulam Fm.

(Trenton Grp., Upper Ordovician)

 

 

 

 

Bufoceraurus bispinosus

Gamebridge, ON

Prepped by Bill Hessin

 

 

 

 

Cyphoproetus milleri

Hastings County

Prepped by Bill Hessin 

 

 

 

 

 

Stenastre sp.

Brechin, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 Plate with three species of trilobites, Verulam Fm., Hastings County

 Prep by Dave Comfort.

This plate fits on the rectangular one below

 

 

 

 

 

Cyphoproetus wilsonae (l. head down, Bumastoides bellevillensis

Ceraurus globulatus, with Isotomocrinus, Verulam

Fm., Hastings County

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus globulatus, Hastings County. Prep by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another slab, about 24" across. It fits with the triangular plate above.

Prep by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus, Calyptaulax (lower right), Errataencrinuroides (partially covered by

Calyptaulax), Hastings County. Dave Comfort prep. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ceraurus with healed damage to right side of head.

Same plate as above.

 

 

 

 

 

 Ceraurus sp and Tricopelta sp.

Eastern ON

 Prep by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus sp., "Meadowtownella" sp.

Hastings County, ON

 Prep by Bill Hessin

 

 

  

 

 

 Diacanthaspis sp.

about 1.5 mm

Hastings County, ON

Prep and photo by Bill Hessin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Gabriceraurus dentatus

Hastings County, ON

Prep by George Kampouris.

Complete specimen at 1:00 is about 4"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failleanna sp.

Gamebridge, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calyptaulax sp., Gamebridge, ON

 

 

 

 

 

  Isotelus sp., about 1.3 cm, Brechin, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bufoceraurus sp.

Verulam Fm.

Victoria County

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thaleops n. sp.

Frontenac County, ON

Prep by Bill Hessin

 

 

 

 

 

Bizarre specimen, possibly Miraspis, Lennox and Addington Cty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus pleurexanthemus 2.5"

near Quebec City

Prep by George Kampouris

 

 

 

 

 

 Bobcaygeon Fm.

(Trenton Grp., Upper Ordovician) 

 

 

 

Gabriceraurus sp.

Ottawa, ON. Bottom left specimen is 3.5".

Prep by Jerry Kloc 

 

 

 

 

 

 Hemiarges paulianus

Ottawa

 Prep by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

Oblique image of specimen above

 

 

 

 

 

Ectenaspis sp. 2"

Brechin ON

 

 

 

 

 

 Isotelus n.s., similar to both I iowensis and I. platycephalus

Ottawa ON

 

 

 

 

 

Mass of Isotelus from a unique death pool

Ottawa, ON. Bottom center trilobite is about 4"

 

 

 

 

 

Cyphyproetus sp (near bottom, centre), along with Caribocrinus sp

and Raymondites (partially buried) Ottawa, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close-up of the trilobites on the

plate above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus pleurexanthemus, Ottawa ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus plattinensis

Ottawa, ON

 Prep by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriceraurus dentatus, about 4.5"

Ottawa, ON

Prep by George Kampouris

 

 

 

 

 

Bufoceraurus sp. n. 3.5" Ottawa

This trilobite resembles both Bufoceraurus and Gabriceraurus.

Eastern Ontario

Unique specimen prepped by George Kampouris.

Photo by Bob Webb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crinoid g., sp. ? Ottawa, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

Archaeocrinus (?), Ottawa

Prep by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Bumastoides sp., Ottawa, ON

 Prep by Jerry Kloc

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceraurus sp. and Faillenna sp. There are epibionts on the lower right

side of the Ceraurus

Ottawa, ON

 Prep by Jerry Kloc

 

 

 

 

 

 Caribocrinus on Achatella trilobite

Ottawa, ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Bumastoides milleri, Ceraurus sp.

and Primaspis sp., Ottawa

Prep by George Kampouris 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Dolicoharpes sp., Bobcaygeon Fm.,

Ottawa, ON

 Prep by Zarko Ljuboja

 

 

 

 

  

"Xylabion" sp.

Ottawa, ON

 Prep by Jerry Kloc

 

 

 

 

 

Xylabion sp, with last two thorassic segments and pygidium

tucked under.

Brechin, ON (ex. Extinctions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encrinuroides sp.

Ottawa, ON

 Prep by Zarko Ljuboja

 

 

 

 

  

Cybeloides plana, Ottawa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriceraurus dentatus and Errataencrinuroides sp.

Ottawa, ON.

The larger trilobite is about 3.5" across

 Prep by George Kampouris

 

 

 

 

 

Close-up of the Errataencrinuroides above

 

 

 

 

 

Isotelus new species, with some aspects of I. iowensis, I. platycephalus and I. "mafritzae", Ottawa, ON

 Prep by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

Pleuracystoides sp. Ottawa

 

 

 

 

 

Anataphrus(?) sp.

Ottawa, ON

 Prep by George Kampouris

 

 

 

 

 

Isotelus, same new species as the ones directly above, 6" ventral

Ottawa, ON

Prepped by George Kampouris

 

 

 

 

 

 Crinoids (sp?)

Ottawa, ON

Prepped by Dave Comfort

 

 

 

 

 

Crinoid sp. n., with Stenaster "starfish"

Ottawa, On.

 

 

 

 

 

Paracrinoid, Brechin, ON

 

 

 

 

 

Archaeocrinus

Ottawa ON

 

 

 

 

 

Species name to come, Brechin

 

 

 

 

 

Isotelus sp. n.?

Ottawa, ON.

About 3", Prep by George Kampouris  

 

 

 

 

 

Gull River Fm.

(Black River Grp., mid-Ordovician)

 

  

Bufo/ Ceraurus sp. n., Eastern Ontario

 (New species from a unique lagerstatten)

Prep by Jerry Kloc

 

 

 

 

 

 cf. Bufoceraurus, same locality as above.

George Kampouris prep

 

 

 

  

 

 

 Raymondites sp.

Eastern ON

 Prep by Jerry Kloc

 Same locality as above

 

 

 

 

 

Raymondites sp.n.

c. 8mm across thorax

Same locality as above.

 

 

 

 

 

Bathyurus extans

Hastings Cty, ON

Same locality as above

 

 

 

 

 

  Bathyurus extans, Gull River Fm., Gatineau, QC

 Prep by Bill Hessin

 

 

 

 

 

Bathyurus superbus, Gatineau, Quebec 

 

 

 

 

 

Nanilleanus lataxiatus, Gatineau, Quebec 

 

 

 

 

 

Nanilleanus (Thaleops) ovata, Aylmer, QC

 

 

 

 

 

Isotelus platycephalus, Gatineau, QC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chazy Grp.

 

 

 

Kawinia sp.

Laval, QC

(Only complete specimen known. 1.5 cms.)

 

 

 

 

 

Hibertia (Paraharpes) valcourensis

Laval, QC

 

 

 

 

Pliomerops sp.

Laval, QC

 

 

 

 

 

 Nanilleanus sp. with hypostome of Amphilicas

 

 

 

 

Our Collecting Localities

For obvious reasons, we keep our collecting localities confidential, but will share some of them with other field workers in return for similar courtesies and discretion. We are actively working all of these localities, except Craigleith, which is now protected and has been over-collected. All of our other localities, except the Triarthrus locality in Upstate New York and the Tay Township Anataphrus exposure are active limestone aggragate quarries and are therefore closed to collecting without the express permission of landowners.

These species lists are in stratigraphic order and are very much under construction. They are, however, guides to the clusters of species in Ontario and Upstate New York localities.

 

 

 

Locality 1: Montreal QC (South shore)

 

Lorraine Shale

(Upper Ordovician) 

 

Calymene

Triarthrus

Isotelus

Cryptolithus

Proetus?

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-------- Platy grey shale with gritty limestone interbeds

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Locality II: Upstate New York, location confidential

 

Lorraine Shale

(Upper Ordovician)

 

Asaphid(?) New Species

Cryptolithus

Triarthrus

 

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--------  * Platy black and grey shale, Isolated trilobites, small corals, nautiloids, brachiopods (?)

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--------  Black shale with nautioids, very scarce trilobites

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Locality III: Craigleith, ON

 

Lower Whitby Fm./Lindsay member of the Cobourg Fm.

(Upper Ordovician?)

 

Oil Shale layers:

Pseuydogygites

Triarthrus

Flexicalymene

 

Limestone layers (top one is at foot of Ward's Road) :

Isotelus

Pseudogygites

Hypodicranurotus

 

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------------ Shale, breaks in large, thin sheets. Trilobites, nautiloids, graptolites, conularids, brachiopods 

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                       Limestone, heavily fractured, with brachiopods, trilobites, conularids, gastropods

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Location: Glengarry County

Cobourg Fm. equivalent, similar to

fauna along North Shore of Lake Ontyario, but with

some important diferences, especially the lack of

the common Lake Ontario Cobourg Fm. trilobite Isotelus mafritzae. 

 

Isotelus latus

Isotelus gigas

Ceraurus milleri

Gabriceraurus/Leviceraurus? associated with crinoids

Ceraurinus n. sp

Eobronteus sp.

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Locality IV: Russel County

 

Cobourg Fm./Hull Fm./Ottawa Grp.

(Middle Ordovician)

 

Calyptaulax

Ceraurinus

Ceraurus

Encrinuroides

Eobronteus

Flexicalymene

Meadowtownella

Nanilleanus

Isotelus

Paraharpes

 

Locality V: Hastings County

 

Verulam Fm.

(Middle Ordovician)

 

Achatella

Bufoceraurus

Calyptaulax

Ceraurus

Diacanthaspis

Dolicoharpes

Cybeloides

Cyphoproetus

Encrinuroides

Failleana

Flexicalymene

Hemiarges

Isotelus

Meadowtownella

Platycorphyria

Raymondites

Skeptaspis

Thaleops

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====== Limestone with shale partings

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Locality VI: City of Ottawa

 

Bobcaygeon Fm, probably relatively low. 

(Middle Ordovician)

 

Ceraurus

Bumastoides

Failleana

Flexicalymene

Hemiarges

Isotelus

Cyphoproetus

Calyptaulax

Dolicoharpes

Gabriceraurus

Xylabion

 

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=====  Thinner-bed limestone, some beds with shale partings.

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               Massive limestone, much of it dolomitized, with some shale partings containing trilobites

 

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Locality VII: City of Ottawa

 

Lower Bobcaygeon Fm.

(Middle Ordovician)

 

Unit 1

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--------          Partially dolomitized limestone with coral heads, crinoid fragments

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**********        Very dark, petroliferous limestone with massive bioherms, trilobites and crinoids in pockets

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--------         Unfossiliferous very dark limestone

 

Unit 2

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======       Layers covered with small, thin bryozoans.

--------        Massive limestone

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======       Limestone, various thickness, some shale partings, very fossiliferous

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Unit 1:

Isotelus

Gabriceraurus

Ceraurus

Eomonorachus (?)

Flexicalymene

 

Unit 2:

 

Bufoceraurus? sp. n

Bumastoides

Cyphoproetus

Calyptaulax

Ceraurus

Cryptolithus

Encrinuroides

Errataencrinuroides

Flexicalymene

Meadowtownella sp.

Failleana

Gabriceraurus

Isotelus

Raymondites

 

 

 

 

 

Locality VIII: Gatineau, QC

 

Gull River-Bobcaygeon Fm.

(Middle Ordovician)

 

Unit 1 is just above the Gull River Fm. - Bobcaygeon Fm. boundary

Unit 2 is just below the boundary and is about 1 metre thick.

Unit 3 begins about two metres below the base of unit 2 and is exposed only in the sump of the quarry

 

Unit 1:

Calyptaulax

Isotelus

Failleanna

Nailleanus

 

Unit 2:

Bathyurus

Raymondites

 

Unit 3:

Bathyurus

Ceraurus

Isotelus

 

  

Locality IX: Hastings County

 

Gull River Fm-Bobcaygeon Fm. boundary

Middle Ordovician

 

Bathyurus

Ceraurus/Gabriceraurus/Bufoceraurus (?)

Raymondites

 

 

 

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                          Thick-bedded, relatively non-fossiliferous limestone

 

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----------- *   Shaly limestone, sublithographic and platy, with crinoids, sponges, trilobites, bryozoans and massive ----------- *     tetratium corals

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------------   Thick bedded limestone

 

 

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Location X: North-west Tay Township, Simcoe County

 

Lower Gull River Fm.,

Mid-Ordovician

 

 Anataphrus

Bathurus

Isotelus

 

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                   Massive dolomitized limestone

 

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----------  Dolomitized and undolomitized limestone, containing gastrpods, clams, nautiloids, trilobites

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All images, except those credited elsewhere, are copyright Mark Bourrie 2006. They may be used in other Internet publications, with credit, as per fair use practices. They may not, however, be used in print publications, CD ROMs or other storage devices, withput permission. Please let me know if you use these pictures.

 

These fossils are not for sale. For a sale list, contact  mdbourrie@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gennaeocrinus mourantae

Widder Shale

Middle Devonian. Arkona, ON