Kokomo Formation Explained

Kokomo Formation
Type:	Formation
Period:	Silurian
Age:	Silurian

The Kokomo Formation is a geologic formation in Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period, most notably sea scorpions.

List of Known Taxa

Eurypterids

• Carcinosoma newlini^{[1] [2]}
• Kokomopterus longicaudatus^[3]
• Erieopterus limuloides^[4]
• Erieopterus ranilarva
• Onychopterella kokomensis^[5]
• Leperditia ohioensis

Brachiopods

• Lingula sp.
• Pentamerus divergens
• Schuchertella interstriata

Cnidarians

• Halysites

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana

Sources

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021. dmy-all.

Notes and References

1. H. L. Alling and L. I. Briggs. 1961. Stratigraphy of Upper Silurian Cayugan Evaporites. AAPG Bulletin. 45(4):515-547
2. Kjellesvig-Waering. Erik N.. 1958. Some Previously Unknown Morphological Structures of Carcinosoma newlini (Claypole). Journal of Paleontology. 32. 2. 295–303. 1300736.
3. Morphology, Taxonomy, and Classification of the Order Eurypterida Burmeister, 1843 V. P. Tollerton, Jr. Journal of Paleontology Vol. 63, No. 5 (Sep., 1989), pp. 642-657
4. Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2015. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, version 16.0 http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/resources/fossils/Fossils16.0.pdf (PDF).
5. Miller. Samuel A.. Gurley. William F. E.. 1896. New species of Echinodermata and a new crustacean from the Paleozoic rocks. live. Illinois State Museum Natural History Bulletin. 10. 1–91. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510111825/https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34925. 10 May 2019.