# Norway Point Formation

The Norway Point Formation is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the middle Devonian period.

## Fossil content
### Vertebrates

Acanthodians :
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Oracanthus | O. sp. | "Four Mile Dam, 6 kilometers northwest of Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan". | "A single spine (UMMP 23495)". | | |
Conodonts :
| Genus | Species | Notes |
| Acodina | A. formosa | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Dundee, Bell, Alpena and Four Mile Dam formations. |
| Acodina | A. lanceolata | Also found in the Traverse Formation. |
| Belodella | B. devonicus | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Alpena and Four Mile Dam formations. |
| Hindeodella | H. germana | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse and Antrim formations. |
| Icriodus | I. cymbiformis | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Alpena and Thunder Bay formations. |
| Icriodus | I. expansus | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Lucas, Anderdon, Dundee, Bell, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Alpena, Potter Farm and Thunder Bay formations. |
| Icriodus | I. latericrescens latericrescens | Also found in the Traverse, Bell, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Newton Creek, Alpena, Four Mile Dam, Potter Farm and Thunder Bay formations. |
| Ligonodina | L. falciformis | Also found in the Traverse Formation and Alpena Limestone. |
| Ozarkodina | O. willsi | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Dundee, Alpena and Four Mile Dam formations. |
| Polygnathus | P. linguiformis linguiformis | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Dundee, Bell and Alpena formations. |
| Polygnathus | P. varcus | Also found in the Traverse, Antrim, Alpena, Four Mile Dam and Thunder Bay formations. |
| Synprioniodina | S. regularis | Also found in the Detroit River, Traverse, Antrim, Dundee, Bell and Alpena formations. |

### Invertebrates

| Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon | Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited. |
Brachiopods :
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes |
| Chonetes | C. pachyactis | | |
| Leptalosia | L. radicans | | Also found in the Gravel Point, Alpena, Four Mile Dam, Genshaw, Arkona and Hungry Hollow formations. |
| Pentamerella | P. pericosta | | Also found in the Beebe School, Widder, Hungry Hollow and Logansport formations. |
| Pholidostrophia | P. ovata | | Also found in the upper Widder Formation. |
| Protoleptostrophia | P. lirella | | Also found in the Four Mile Dam Formation and Alpena Limestone. |
| Schuchertella | S. lirella | At Thunder Bay River. | |
| Sphenophragmus | S. nanus | | Also found in the Beebe School, Ludlowville, Wanakah and Widder formations. |
| Strophodonta | S. alpenensis | | A strophomenid. |
| Truncalosia | T. gibbosa | | Also found in the Genshaw, Alpena, Gravel Point, Petoskey, Potter Farm and Arkona formations, and the Hamilton Group. |
| Tylothyris | T. subvaricosa | | Also found in the Cedar Valley, Milwaukee, Mineola, Bell, Rockport Quarry, Ferron Point, Genshaw, Alpena, Gravel Point and Potter Farm formations. |
Corals :
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
| Aulocystis | A. commensalis | | | Also found in the Ipperwash Limestone and Wanakah Shale. | |
| Aulocystis | A. stummi | Thunder Bay River below Four Mile Dam, Alpena County, Michigan. | | | |
Ostracods :
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
| Aechmina | A. choanobasota | 2 right valves. | |
| Aechmina | A. sp. A | 2 right valves. | |
| Aechmina | A. sp. B | A carapace, No. 29828. | |
| Arcyzona | A. aperticarinata | | |
| Arcyzona | A. diademata | A carapace and right valve. | |
| Arcyzona | A. sp. | 2 carapaces. | |
| Barychilina | B. embrithes | A left valve | |
| Barychilina | B. labyrinthea | A carapace. | |
| Barychilina | B. sp. | A left valve. | |
| Birdsallella | B. delawarensis | | |
| Birdsallella | B. tumida | | |
| Bythocypris | B. devonica borealis | A carapace. | |
| Bythocypris | B. parsonia | A carapace. | |
| Bythocypris | B. subquadrata | 2 carapaces. | |
| Coelonella | C. scapha | 2 carapaces. | |
| Ctenoloculina | C. cicatricosa | | |
| Dizygopleura | D. euglyphea | A left valve. | |
| Euglyphella | E. compressa | A right valve. | |
| Euglyphella | E. sigmoidalis | | |
| Euglyphella | E. simplex | | |
| Eukloedenella | E. doverensis | One female left valve and one male left valve. | |
| Falsipollex | F. equipapillatus | | |
| Glyptopleura | G. bipunctata | | |
| Halliella | H. bellipuncta | 2 right valves. | |
| Healdia | H. gibba | | |
| Healdia | H. sp. | A right valve. | |
| Hollinella | H. ampla | A left valve. | |
| Hollinella | H. inclinisulcata | | |
| Hollinella | H. labrosa | 3 right valves. | |
| Hollinella | H. tendilobata | | |
| Hollinella | H. sp. A | "Two carapaces, Nos. 27352 and 27353". | |
| Hollinella | H. sp. B | "A male carapace, No. 27354". | |
| Hyphasmaphora | H. textiligera | 2 right valves. | |
| Jenningsina | J. catenulata | | |
| Jenningsina | J. scalpta | A left valve. | |
| Lucasella | L. mundula | | |
| Monoceratina | M. casei | "2 carapaces, Nos. 27374 and 27375". | |
| Octonaria | O. crescentiformis | | |
| Octonaria | O. quadricostata | | |
| Parabolbina | P. acinina | 2 male right valves. | |
| Ponderodictya | P. punctulifera | | |
| Ponderodictya | P. sp. | One specimen (No. 29891). | May be an early instar of P. punctulifera. |
| Punctoprimitia | P. subaequalis | 1 right valve and 4 left valves. | |
| Quasillites | Q. binodosus | | |
| Quasillites | Q. jubatus | | |
| Quasillites | Q. lobatus | A right valve. | |
| Quasillites | Q. obliquus | A carapace. | |
| Quasillites | Q. cf. Q. ornatus | A carapace. | |
| Quasillites | Q. ornatus | 3 carapaces and a right valve. | |
| Reticestus | R. acclivitatus | | |
| Ropolonellus | R. papillatus | A right valve. | |
| Ropolonellus | R. plenus | A right valve. | |
| Ruptivelum | R. bacculatum | | |
| Subligaculum | S. biorthogonium | | |
| Subligaculum | S. trullatum | 2 male left valves and a broken female right valve. | |
| Tetrasacculus | T. paeneloculatus | | |
| Ulrichia | U. fragilis | 1 carapace and 2 left valves. | |
| Ulrichia | U. spinifera | 3 right valves. | |
Trilobites :
| Genus | Species | Presence | Material | Notes |
| Dechenella | D. (Basidechenella) sp. A | | "Nos. 25506, 28719, 28720, and 28721". | |
| Dipleura | D. dekayi | "Shales just above the Spinocyrtia zone". | | Also found in the Thunder Bay Limestone. |
| Eldredgeops | E. rana | | | Originally reported as Phacops rana. Also found in the Hamilton, Hungry Hollow, Widder, Plum Brook, Prout, Ten Mile Creek, Alpena, Four Mile Dam and Gravel Point formations. |
| Greenops | G. aequituberculatus | | | Also found in the Gravel Point Formation and Dock Street clay of the Four Mile Dam Formation. |
| Phacops | P. rana | | | Moved to the genus Eldredgeops. |