ir ,311381 ia3/ ^^" B U LLETI H^o^m^^^' AMERICAN PALEONTOLOGY VOL XI N^oveviber ig2^ - December ig26 Harris Co Ithaca, N Y U S A • CONTENTS OF VOLUME XI Plates Bulletin Pages No 43 The Faunas of the Cambrian Paradoxides beds at Manuals, Newfoundland By 44 Jurassic 45 1-140 141-170 5-34 171-220 35-41 221-272 B F Howell Cephalopoda from Madagascar By 1- Dr L F Spath Venezuelan and Caribbean Turritellas ^ By Floyd Hodson 46 Venezuelan Devonian Fossils By Norman Weisbord BUI,I,KTINS OF AMERICAN PAI,KONTO]vOGY Vol II 43 No THE FAUNAS OF THE PARADOXIDES BEDS AT MANUELS, NEWFOUNDLAND (Princeton University Contribution to the Geology of Newfoundland BY A B F — No HOWELL dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Noveinber ii, /g2^ Harris Co Cornell University, Ithaca, N Y U S A CONTENTS I II III IV Introduction and acknowledgments Previous work and literature General geology of the region about Manuels General description of the whole Cambrian section at Manuels V 24-27 Detailed description of the Paradoxides beds exposed in the Valley of Manuels Brook Stratigraphical and faunal succession of the Paradoxides beds exposed in the valley of Manuels Brook Discussion of the stratigraphy Discussion of the character and occurrence of the faunas VI VII Paradoxides faunas Description of the new species from the Paradoxides beds at Manuels Correlation Comparison 28-72 35-66 57-64 64-66 Distribution of fossils according to lithological characters of beds Importance of Agnostids PAGE 9-10 11-18 19-23 in the 67-72 72-73 73-94 95-133 of the Paradoxides faunas of Manuels with those of: Braintree, Massachusetts 103-106 Vermont 106-107 108-109 New Brunswick and Cape Breton 117-124 Great Britain Scandinavia 125-132 133-134 Summary 134-140 Bibliography Bulletin 46 44 PLATE 264 PAGE FIGURE Sjnrifer aiidaculus zuUanus n var High cardinal area of same species Ventral valve of the same species occurring in the micaceous Gutta percha cast of Spirifer audaculus zulianus with fewer ribs than the typical form This also occurs in the sandstone Ventral valve 20 sandstone phase Internal mold of ventral valve Cardinal area of a somewhat less elevated ventral valve Dorsal valve of probably the same species but similar to Spirifer pedroanus Hartt and Rathbun from Brazil 21 Internal mold of dorsal valve of a scantily ribbed form of this species Vitulina (?) venezuelensis n sp Rather compressed ventral valve, with ribs not well defined because of shell covering 10 Ventricose ventral valve of same species showing the heavy concentric riblets x 2.2 Less gibbous ventral valve, x 2.2 x2.5 11 12 Same 13 A 22 species, x 2.2 well inflated ventral valve, x 2.2 Pi 39, A'*)! 1, Bri.L Amkk P.m No 1^, Pi plate: e Bulletin 46 46 PLATE FIGURE Athyris 266 PAGE aff (Eaton), spdriferoides Aviculopecten sp indet x 23 1.8 Right valve (?) x 25 1.3 Aviculopecten yeakeli Conocardium (?) sp indet View showing beak and Conocardium (?) sp indet Lateral view, Cypricardinia subindenta Diaphorostoma neveritanum torted spire n sp n Left valve sp 24 x Left valve, n sp 26 keel 1.3 x 26 2.2 Enlarged view of a dis- 27 Vl 40, Vol ii, Bull Amkk Pal No 46, Pl PLATE Bulletin 46 48 PLATE FIGURE DiaphorostoTna neveritanum PAGE n sp Front view showing x 1.3 Rear view of same specimen Front view of a somewhat distorted specimen Pleurotomaria venezuelensis fine 27 reticulate sculpture, sp n View of spire whorls x2 29 same species showing umbilicus, x 1.8 Phacops argentinus ? Thomas View of thoracic segments Pygidial view of same species, View of xl.8 30 x 1,8 I'] 41 , Vol 1, Bri.L Amkk Pal No 46, Pl INDEX TO VOLUME XI Figures i^efer to consecutive plate and page numbering of the volume, not of the separate bulletins Bold face figures refer to plates Acrothele gamagei, 104 Acrothele matthewi, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55 Acrotreta gemmula, 52, 53 Acrotreta misera, 38, 40, 42, 48 Agnostus acadicus declivis, 37, 38, 44, 45, 41, 43, 50, 52 46, 47, Agnostus barlowi definitus, Agnostus barrandi, 43, 44, 48, 49, 52, 53 45, 46, 40, 52 Agnostus fallax, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 49 Agnostus fallax trilobatus, 51, 52, 55 fissus, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 fissus peri'ugatus, 40, 42, Agnostus incertus, 36 Agnostus kjerulfi, 38, 39, 40 Agnostus Isevigatus, 36 Agnostus Ifevigatus ciceroides, 41, Agnostus punctuosus, 36 Agnostus punctuosus, 38, Agnostus pusillus, 38 Agnostus rectangularis, 39, 40, 41 n sp., 3, 85 37, 38, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 Agnotus sulcatus, 37, 38, 39, 40 41 Agnostus umbo, 41, 42 Agnostus vaningeni, 39, 40 Agnostus vaningeni, n sp., 3, 80 Agraulus affinis, 55 Agraulus quadrangularis, 104 Agraulus socialis, 42, 43, 44 36, 37 terranovicus, 38 39 40, 41 Agnostus longifrons parvulus, 38 Agnostus longifrons parvulus, n 83 Agnostus parv'ifrons mammillatus, 38, 39, 40 Agnostus, parvifrons punctifer, 45 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 Agua Clara series, 173 aff Aviculopecten sp., 40, 245 Aviculopecten yeakeli, 40, 244 Amphigenia, 38, 236 Bailiella baileyi, 50, 51 52, 53 Bailiella venulosa, 37, 38, 42 36, 37 3, 37, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49 spirlferoides- 40 243 classification of rocks, 12 Atrypa reticularis, 38, 237 Agnostus Isevigatus mamilla, 37 Agnostus Ifevigatus terranovica, var., Agnostus nudus, Avalon Peninsula, 42, 44, 48, 49, 52, 53 lasvigatus tesselata, 48, 53 Athyris 43 Agnostus gibbus, 42 Agnostus gracilis, 38 Agnostus gibbus hybrida, 48 Agnostus granulatus, 39, 40, Agnostus 78 Agnostus rex, 47, 48, 49 Agnostus bibullatus, 38, 39 Agnostus clar£e, n sp., 3, 74 Agnostus exaratus tenuis, 38, Agnostus Agnostus var., 3, Agnostus parvifrons n Belemnopsis, 163 Bonarellidse, 150 Brown Jukes, work of 11 Buddington's work, 23 Catacephalites, 4, 154 Centropleura sp., 36, 37 Centropleura henrici, 36 Centropleura pugnax, 40 Centropleura venusta, 43 Cerro Pelado series, 173 Chamberlin's brook form., 60 Chanasia, 151 Bulletin 46 50 Chonetes subhemispherica, 37, 235 Chonetes venezuelensis, 37, 234 Chonetes zuliensis, 37, 233 Codera formation 173 Conchidium, 37, 236 Conocardium, 40, 246 Conocoryphe squalls, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49 Conocoryphe bullata, n sp., 3, 54, 87 Conocoryphe elegans, 50, 51, 52, 53 Corynexochus minor, 36, 38 Cryptozoon shale, 26 Cyathophyllum venezuelensis, 35, 224 Cypricardinia subindenta, 40, 246 Dalmanella venezuelensis, 36, 229 Damsite series, 173 Devonian of Venezuela, by Weisbord, 221 Diaphorostoma 41, neveritanum, 40, 35, 36, 225 Distribution of Paradoxides, Table opp p 56 El Paraiso shales, 173 Eodiscus punctatus, 37 Eodiscus punctatus, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50 Eoorthis sp., 53, 54 Goniodiscus dawsoni, 54 Grossouvria cf anomala, 156 Grossouvria cf waageni, 157 Guarabal conglomerate, 174 Haploceras elimatum, 4, 153 Hartshillia inflata, 37 Harttella matthewi, 50, 51, 52, 53 Hectioceras, 149 Hemisimoceras, n gen., 159 Hemisimoceras nodulosum, 4, 162 Hemisimoceras 4, Kelligrew brook form., 59 Kheraiceras stansfieldi, 4, 155 La Puerta series, 174 La Vela series, 174 Lingulella ferruginea, 40, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 Liostracus globiceps jaculator, n var., 3, 42, 43, 91 Liostracus ouangondianus, 51, 52, 53, 54 Liostracus tener, 49, 51, 52 Long Pond form., 59 Lunuloceras cf lunuloides, 149 Macrocephalites rensis, semistriatum, n 161 Hodson, F., on Turritellas, 171 Holocephalina primordialis, 37 Howell, B F., on Cambrian of New Foundland, Howell's work, 19 Hyolithes haywardensis, 104 Hyolithes shaleri, 104 4, aff madagasca- 153 Madagascar, Cephalopods of, 143 Manuels Brook, view of, plates opp 32 Manuels, geology about, 19 Manuels, sections at, 16 Marcou, Jules, work of, 15 Matthew, G F., work of, 13 Micromitra ornatella, 54 Misoa Trujillo series, 174 Murray, Alexander, work of, 11 Nautilus calloviensis, 163 Nautillus cf kumagunensis, 163 Obolus fragilis, 37, 38 Outcrop of Cambrian at Manuels, map p 24 Fenestella venezuelensis, 36, 227 Freeh quoted, 30 sp., Hyolithes tenuistriatus, 35, 37 Iphidella ornatella, 54 p 247 Diphyphyllum vermetum, 270 Paradoxides abenacus, 47 Paradoxides beds, detailed section, 28 Paradoxides bennetti, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 104 Paradoxides bennetti fauna, see PI and 2, opp p 32 Paradoxides bennetti zone, 60 Paradoxides davidis, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41 Paradoxides davidis, see p pis opp 32 Paradoxides davidis zone, 59 Paradoxides, distribution of, table opp p 56 Paradoxides eteminicus, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 Paradoxides faunas by Howell, Paradoxides harlani fauna, 104 Devonian of Venezuela 271 Paradoxides haywardi, 104 Paradoxides hicksi, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 Paradoxides hicksi fauna, see opp p pis 32 Paradoxides hicksi zone, 59 Paradoxides lamellatus, 53 Paradoxides provoculus, n sp., 3, 89 Paradoxides parvoculus, 52, 53 Paradoxides rugulosus, 36 Patiecitos series, 174 Pauji shales, 174 51 Turritella berjadinensis cocoditana, 23, 24, 199 Turritella berjadinensis colinensis, 22, 23, 197 Turritella berjadinensis socorroensis, 25, 27, 198 Tui-ritella berjadinensis warfieldi, 24, 25, 197 Turritella bifastigata democraciana, 32, 34, 220 Turritella bifastigata maracaibensis, 34, 218 Turritella boweni, 28, 29, 206 Turritella buchivacoana, 27, 29, Phacops argentinus, 41, 250 209 Phylloceras aff disputabile, 146 Pleurocephalites, 154 Turritella buchivacoana canonensi.s, 29 210 Pleurodictyum venezuelense, 35, Turritella carlottaj, 30, 31, 213 226 Pleurotomaria venezuelensis, 41, Turritella cauredalitoensis, 10, 13 14, 15, 185 249 dabacai-edalitoensis Turritella Polypora cachirita, 36, 228 jourensis, 15, 187 Protospongia fenestrata, 36 Turritella cauredalitoensis filsnsis, Ptychoparia rogersi, 55, 104 14, 15, 185 Querales shales, 174 Turritella cauredalitoensis liddlei, San Luis series, 174 13, 15, 186 Turritella cornellana, 26, 28, 205 Schuchert, quoted, 18 Schuchertella aff sullivani, 37, 232 l''urritella cornellana bolivarensis Sindeites madagascarensis, n gen 28, 206 Turritella curamichatensis, 20, 21, and sp., 152 192 Socorro series, 174 Solenopleura applanata, 37, 38, 39, Turritella elmenensis, 29, 211 Turritella filacarmenensis, 27 29 40, 42, 44, 45, 47 208 Solenopleura aff applanatus, 42, Turritella gatunensis lavelana, 22, 43, 44, 46, 48 23, 193 Solenopleura communis, 36 L F., on Madagascar Turritella gatunensis tartarana, Spath, 22, 195 Cephalopods, 143 willistoni, gatunensis Spirifer audaculus zulianus, 38, 39, Turritella 22 195 240 Spirifer meridioamericanus, 38, Turritella G-A-Weaveri, 26, 27 28 204 238 Turritella gilberthari-isi 16 17, 18 Spirifer venezuelensis, 38, 239 187 Stenotheca cornucopia, 37 Stropheodonta cai-ibbeana, 37, 230 Turritella gilbertharrisi aguavivensis, 19 189 Stropheodonta zuliana, 36, 231 Turritella gilbertharrisi falconenTorby slates, 20 sis, 18, 19 32, 189 Torquatisphinctes cf bangei, 4, 158 staufferi, Turritella altilira 32, 215 Turi'itella altilira 30, 31, 214 27, Turritella gilbertharrisi 19 189 ux'umacoensis, Turritella holotypes 176 mirandana, Turritella andreasi, 28, 29, 207 Turritella berjadinensis, 22, 23, 196 Turritella hubbardi, 11 12 13 184 Turritella hul)bardi weeksi, 12 14 Bulletin 46 52 1S5 Turritella variegata paraguanensis Turi-itella larensis, S ISO Turritella larensis carrizalensis, 10, 182 Turritella larensis guaratarensis, 14, 182 Turritella larensis santiagana, 8, 9, 182 Turritella matarucana, 24, 25, 201 Turritella maury£e, 27 200 Turritella montaiiitensis, 18 19, 20, 21, 190 Turritella montanitensis olcotti, 20, 24, 191 Turritella montanitensis saladilloensis, 20, 192 27, 32, 201 Turritella robusta fredeai 32 15, 201 Turritella venezuelana, 25, 26, 202 Turritella venezuelana quirosensis, 26, 28, Turritella 26, 204 venezuelana watkinsi, 204 Turritella vistana, 27, 31, 32, 216 Turritella vistana nicholsi, 27, 33 218 Turritella zuliana, 5, 6, 178 Turritella zuliana palmeri, Van Ing-en's Conception tion, quoted, 20 6, Bay 179 sec- Venezuelan and Caribber- Turri171 Vitulina venezuelensis, 39, 242 Walcott, C D., work of, 12, 17, 18, 32 tellas, Turritella planigyrata, 23, 199 TuiTitella plebeia A-L-Owensi, 24, 13 272 9, 10, 11, 183 Weisbord on Venezuelan Devonian, 221 Williston, cited, 175 EN]) OF VOL XI N^ ... succession of the Paradoxides beds exposed in the valley of Manuels Brook Discussion of the stratigraphy Discussion of the character and occurrence of the faunas VI VII Paradoxides faunas Description of. .. Distribution of fossils according to lithological characters of beds Importance of Agnostids PAGE 9-10 11-18 19-23 in the 67-72 72-73 73-94 95-133 of the Paradoxides faunas of Manuels with those of: Braintree,... Hayes, Professor N C Dale, of Hamilton College, and Professor A F Buddington, of Princeton, for data collected by them while members of the Princeton field parties in Newfoundland, to Professor