Where: Fulton County, Illinois (40.0° N, 88.0° W: paleocoordinates 6.5° S, 24.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Summum (No. 4) Coal Member (Carbondale Formation), Bashkirian to Bashkirian (323.2 - 298.9 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; coal
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: mold/impression, original carbon
Collection methods: core, chemical, mechanical,
Primary reference: R. A. Peppers. 1970. Correlation and Palynology of Coals in the Carbondale and Spoon Formations (Pennsylvanian) of the Northeastern Part of the Illinois Basin. Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin 93:1-174 [H. Sims/H. Lindon/J. Cassara]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 23629: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 18.07.2002, edited by Jason Cassara
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Elaterites triferens, Schopfites colchesterensis, Schopfites dimorphus, Distortitisporites illinoiensis, Kewaneesporites reticuloides, Spackmanites cf. facierugosus, Vestispora colchesterensis, Vestispora fenestrata, Vestispora foveata, Vestispora laevigata, Mooreisporites inusitatus, Crassispora plicata, Cadiospora fithiana, Cadiospora magna, Reinschospora triangularis, Torispora securis, Wilsonites delicatus, Wilsonites vesicatus, Hymenospora multirugosa, Hymenospora paucirugosa, Paleospora fragila, Complexisporites chalonerii, Alatisporites trialatus, Trihyphaecites triangulatus, Schopfites cf. dimorphus
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| Vesicaspora |
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| Lycopodiopsida |
| Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae |
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| Thymospora |
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| Anapiculatisporites |
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| Endosporites |
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| Kosankeisporites |
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| Raistrickia |
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| Punctatisporites |
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Punctatisporites aerarius, Punctatisporites decorus, Punctatisporites cf. gracilirugosus, Punctatisporites kankakeensis, Punctatisporites minutus, Punctatisporites nahannensis, Punctatisporites obliquus, Punctatisporites orbicularis, Punctatisporites cf. pseudolevatus, Punctatisporites vermiculatus, Punctatisporites "sp. 1"
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| Triquitrites |
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Triquitrites additus, Triquitrites bransonii, Triquitrites crassus, Triquitrites desperatus, Triquitrites dividuus, Triquitrites exiguus, Triquitrites minutus, Triquitrites protensus, Triquitrites pulvinatus, Triquitrites spinosus, Triquitrites subspinosus, Triquitrites trigonappendix, Triquitrites truncatus, Triquitrites "sp. 1", Triquitrites cf. additus
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| Maculatasporites |
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| Lophotriletes |
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| Pteridopsida |
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| Converrucosisporites |
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| Apiculatisporis |
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| Polypodiopsida |
| - Polypodiaceae |
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| Lycopsida |
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| Microreticulatisporites |
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| Camptotriletes |
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| Florinites |
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| Cyclogranisporites |
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| Sphenopsida |
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| Acanthotriletes |
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| Perotriletes |
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