Duntile Quarry, Lane shale (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Missouri (39.1° N, 94.6° W: paleocoordinates 2.5° S, 27.2° W)

When: Quivira shale Member (Cherryvale shale Formation), Kasimovian (307.0 - 303.7 Ma)

• Kansas City group, Chanute shale between Raytown and Iola limestones.

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Gunnell Collection

Primary reference: F. H. Gunnell. 1933. Conodonts and fish remains from the Cherokee, Kansas City, and Wabaunsee Groups of Missouri and Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 7(3):261-297 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 132631: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 23.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
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Kirkella typicalis n. gen. n. sp., Kirkella indentata n. sp.
Kirkella typicalis n. gen. n. sp. Gunnell 1933 shark
Kirkella indentata n. sp. Gunnell 1933 shark
Conodonta
 Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Cavusgnathus gigantus n. sp., Cavusgnathus lautus, Cavusgnathus missouriensis n. sp.
Cavusgnathus gigantus n. sp. Gunnell 1933 conodont
Cavusgnathus lautus Gunnell 1933 conodont
Cavusgnathus missouriensis n. sp. Gunnell 1933 conodont