Panther Mountain Formation

The Panther Mountain Formation is a geologic formation in New York. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. It is located in the counties of Albany, Madison, Oneida, Otsego, and Schoharie. It is well known for its fossil arthropods preserved as flattened cuticles, including Attercopus and Dracochela.^[1]

Panther Mountain Formation
Stratigraphic range: Givetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Hamilton Group
Underlies	Portland Point Formation, Plattekill Formation
Overlies	Cherry Valley Limestone
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Location
Region	New York
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Panther Mountain

Paleobiota

Arachnids

Arachnids
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Aculeatarbus	A. depressus	A trigonotarbid in the family Palaeocharinidae.[2]
Alkenia	A. mirabilis	A trigonotarbid in the family Aphantomartidae.[2]
Archaeacarus	A. dubinini	A mite in the family Alicorhagiidae.[3]
Archaeomartus	A. levis	A trigonotarbid in the family Archaeomartidae. A. tuberculatus is a synonym of A. levis.[2]
Attercopus	A. fimbriunguis	A member of order Uraraneida. Originally described as a species of Gelasinotarbus.[2][4][5]
Devonacarus	D. sellnicki	A oribatid mite.[6]
Dracochela	D. deprehendor	A pseudoscorpion.[7][8]
Ecchosis	E. pulchribothrium	An indeterminate pulmonate (arthropod with book lung), possibly whip spider.[9]
Gelasinotarbus	G. bonamoae, G. bifidus, G. heptops, G. reticulatus	Trigonotarbids in the family Palaeocharinidae.[2]
Gilboarachne	G. griersoni
Palaeocharinus	P. sp.
Protochthonius	P. gilboa	A oribatid mite.[6]

Myriapods

Myriapods
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Crussolum	C. crusserratum	A scutigeromorph centipede.[10]
Devonobius	D. delta	A centipede in the order Devonobiomorpha.[11]
Microdecemplex	M. rolfei	A millipede in the order Microdecemplicida.[12]

Insects

Eye fragments of supposed archaeognathan affinities, and scales of possible archaeognathan or zygentoman affinities are known.^[13]

Flora

Flora
Genus	Species	Notes	Images
Haskinsia	H. colophylla	Lycopod.[2]
Lecleruqia	L. complexa
Rellimia	R. thomsonii	a progymnosperm.[2]

See also

• Gilboa Fossil Forest, forest existed in Givetian of New York
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York