Also known as AMNH locality 5523, BBTXV-121 Mapes loc.: BBTXV-121
Where: Jack County, Texas (33.2° N, 98.1° W: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 32.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Finis Shale Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; shale
•3.0-4.0 Dark gray shale, weathers brown-tan and clayey, calcareous concretions.
•2.0-3.0 Dark gray shale weathers brown-tan and clayey, limonitic concretions, calcareous burrows
•1.0-2.0 Dark gray shales, weathers brown, clayey, limonitic and calcareous concretions.
•0.0-1.0 Dark gray shales weather brown and clayey, limonitic and phosphate nodules.
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)
Primary reference: W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 217932: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
•3.0-4.0 crinoids, brachiopods, nautiloids, fusulinids, bryozoas, corals, gastropods
•2.0-3.0 crinoids, brachiopods, straight nautiloids, and ammonoids.
•1.0-2.0 gastropods, straight nautiloids, ammonoids, brachiopods
•0.0-1.0 ammonoids, brachiopods
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Plantae indet., Perpetoceras bridgeportense, "Merceras" sp., Fish indet., Ammonoidea indet., Nautiloidea indet.
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"Fusulinida indet." = Fusilinida
"Fusulinida indet." = Fusilinida Wedekind 1937 | |
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Porifera indet. Grant 1836 | |
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Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834 | |
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Lophophyllidium linosum, "Lophophyllidium spinosum" = Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum
"Lophophyllidium spinosum" = Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum Jeffords 1947 horn coral 6 specimens
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"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis, Echinaria morrei
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"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
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| Stenolaemata | |
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"Knightites montfortianus" = Cymatospira montfortianus, "Bellerophon tricarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus
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"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus
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Ianthinopsis paulideformis, "Ianthinopsis brevis" = Strobeus brevis
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"Trepospira cf. illinoiensis" = Trepospira illinoisensis, "Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis, Glabrocingulum welleri, Glabrocingulum gravillense
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"Worthenia tabulata" = Worthenia tabulata, "Worthenia (Worthenia) tabulata" = Worthenia tabulata, Phymatopleura brazoensis
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"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus
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"Uddenites oweni" = Uddenoceras oweni
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| Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium semicostatum" = Prodentalium semicostatum
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