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Crinoid assemblages from the Fort Payne Formation (late Osagean, early Viséan, Mississippian) from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Elyssa B. Krivicich ,
William I. Ausich  and
David L. Meyer
Elyssa B. Krivicich
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences, 125 South Oval Mall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, ;
William I. Ausich
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences, 125 South Oval Mall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA, ;
David L. Meyer
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA,
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Abstract

The Mississippian Fort Payne Formation of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama is well known for its abundant crinoids and a diverse array of autochthonous and allochthonous carbonate and siliciclastic facies. Using Principal Coordinate Analysis and Non-Metric Multidimensional Scaling, it is demonstrated that distinct, contemporaneous, and geographically adjacent autochthonous facies in south-central Kentucky supported distinct crinoid assemblages. The two carbonate buildup facies had different assemblages dominated by camerate crinoids, carbonate channel-fill deposits were dominated by advanced cladid crinoids and the camerate Elegantocrinus hemisphaericus, and green shale facies supported a fauna dominated by disparids and primitive cladid crinoids. Allochthonous facies contain neither distinctive nor exotic taxa. Thus, these transported assemblages are considered a mixture of elements from the recognized, autochthonous facies. Faunal assemblages from Dale Hollow Reservoir are allochthonous; and faunas in north-central Alabama and south-central Tennessee are different from others, which may reflect slight biogeographic distinctions.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 88 , Issue 6 , November 2014 , pp. 1154 - 1162
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