PBDB Collection

Pennsylvanian, upper Morrowan Fossils, Ely Basin (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Nevada (39.4° N, 115.5° W: paleocoordinates 4.7° N, 42.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Morrowan (323.2 - 318.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale and limestone

• This strata is part of the Ely limestone and unit Bsc of the Bird Spring Fm. The interval is characterized by a predominance of fine-grained sediments. Cumulative totals of calcareous siltstone, silty limestone and micrite show the most of the rock is fine-grained. Siltstone and silty limestone make up roughly half of the interval, except in the northernmost section.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: A. H. Coogan. 1964. Early Pennsylvanian History of Ely Basin, Nevada. The Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 48(4):487-495 [T. Olszewski/M. Gibson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 12783: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Melissa Gibson on 16.12.2001

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Schizoporia texana, Phricodythyris perplexa, Reticularina campestris Schizoporia texana Phricodythyris perplexa Reticularina campestris
Foraminifera
Tetrataxoidea - Tetrataxidae	Tetrataxis sp. Tetrataxis sp. Ehrenberg 1854
Fusulinoidea - Staffellidae	Staffella expansa Staffella expansa
Fusulinoidea - Eostaffellidae	"Paramillerella inflecta" = Eostaffella, "Paramillerella pressa" = Eostaffella, Millerella sp., Millerella marblensis "Paramillerella inflecta" = Eostaffella "Paramillerella pressa" = Eostaffella Millerella sp. Millerella marblensis Thompson 1942
Palaeotextularoidea - Palaeotextulariidae	Climacammina sp. Climacammina sp. Brady 1873
Anthozoa
Stauriida - Aulophyllidae	Clisiophyllum sp., Caninostrotion sp. Clisiophyllum sp. Dana 1846 horn coral Caninostrotion sp. Easton 1943 horn coral
Strophomenata
Productida - Linoproductidae	Linoproductus (cf. Linoproductus) prattenianus Linoproductus (cf. Linoproductus) prattenianus Norwood and Pratten 1855
Productida - Monticuliferidae	Ovatia (cf. Ovatia) sp. Ovatia (cf. Ovatia) sp.
Productida - Productellidae	"Kozlowskia (cf. Kozlowskia) splendens" = Productus splendens, Antiquatonia hermosana, Antiquatonia coloradoensis, Antiquatonia morrowensis, "Retaria (cf. Retaria) lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis "Kozlowskia (cf. Kozlowskia) splendens" = Productus splendens Norwood and Pratten 1855 Antiquatonia hermosana Antiquatonia coloradoensis Antiquatonia morrowensis "Retaria (cf. Retaria) lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
Productida - Echinoconchidae	"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis "Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
Rhynchonellata
Athyridida - Athyrididae	Composita spp. Composita spp. Brown 1849
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia (cf. Hustedia) miseri Hustedia (cf. Hustedia) miseri
Spiriferida - Spiriferidae	Spirifer occidus, Spirifer rockymontanus Spirifer occidus Spirifer rockymontanus Marcou 1858
Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae	Neospirifer (cf. Neospirifer) cameratus Neospirifer (cf. Neospirifer) cameratus Morton 1836
Orthida - Rhipidomellidae	Rhipidomella nevadensis Rhipidomella nevadensis