TXV-93 (FS), near Jacksboro TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as AMNH locality 5547 Mapes Loc.: BBTXV-122

Where: Jack County, Texas (33.1° N, 98.3° W: paleocoordinates 5.8° S, 32.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Finis Shale Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• 26.0-28.0 Gray shale, weathers tan with limonitic concretions abundantly fossiliferous

•23.5-26.0 gray shale weathers clayey and gray, slightly fossiliferous on surface

•21.0-23.5 Black Shale, weathers very dark gray, with phosphatic concretions and gypsumized fossils

•21.0 Base of well pad.

•11.0-21.0 Covered by well pad fill material.

•9.0-11.0 Covered

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 218010: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 26.0-28.0 ammonoids, straight and coiled nautiloid, corals, brachiopods, gastropods, crinoids, echinoids and bivalves.

•23.5-26.0 brachiopods, juvenile ammonoids and gastropods.

•21.0-23.5 gastropods, brachiopods, bivalves and ammonoids.

unclassified
  -
Ammonoidea indet.
3 specimens; juvenile and adult specimens
Nautiloidea indet.
straight and coiled
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum horn coral
2 specimens
Scyphozoa
 Conulariida - Conulariidae
Paraconularia sp. jellyfish
1 specimen
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
spines (4)
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
2 specimens
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
1 specimen
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
5 specimens
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
3 specimens
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus snail
1 specimen
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bellerophon tricarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus
"Bellerophon tricarinatus" = Pharkidonotus percarinatus Conrad 1842 snail
1 specimen
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus
"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus snail
24 specimens
 Cycloneritida - Trachyspiridae
Trachydomia nodulosa snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis
"Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis Worthen 1884 snail
2 specimens
Cephalopoda
 Bactritida - Bactritidae
Bactrites sp. Sandberger 1843
1 specimen
 Goniatitida - Gonioloboceratidae
"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus
"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus Meek 1877 ammonite
1 specimen
 Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras missouriense Miller and Faber 1892 ammonite
6 specimens
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
1 specimen
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Metacoceras cornutum Girty 1911 nautiloid
1 specimen
 Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
Domatoceras sculptile nautiloid
1 specimen
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica clam
1 specimen
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia meekiana Herrick 1887 clam
1 specimen
Edmondia gibbosa Swallow 1858 clam
3 specimens
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni clam
4 specimens