Crown Point Formation

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.

Crown Point Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Region	New York, Vermont
Country	United States

Invertebrate Fauna

Cephalopods of the Crown Point Formation
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
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
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
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
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Dendrinocrinus	Dendrinocrinus alternatus

Brachiopods of the Crown Point Formation
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Ateleasma	Ateleasma multicostum
Camerella	Camerella varians
Macrocoelia	Macrocoelia champlainensis

Corals of the Crown Point Formation
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Streptelasma	Streptelasma expansum
Foerstephyllum	Foerstephyllum wissleri
Lambeophyllum	Lambeophyllum profundum

Bryozoans of the Crown Point Formation
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Prasopora	Prasopora orientalis
Rhinidictya	Rhinidictya fenestrata
Stictopora	Stictopora ramosa

Gastropods of the Crown Point Formation
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Maclurites	Maclurites magnus

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• New York (state) portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.