USNM707c, Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Sullivan Peak Member (Skinner Ranch Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Leonardian (Hessian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; limestone

• Skinner Ranch Fm. is slope to basinal equivalent of platformal Hess Formation.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 43561: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2004, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• A variety of papers list the brachiopods, nearly all gastropods, most bivalves (except primarily Paleotaxodonts), trilobites, chitons, siliceous sponges, rugose corals (only from Gaptank and Asselian/Sakmarian formations).
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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Diffingiidae
Turgidiffia composita n. gen.2, Diffingia divisa2
Turgidiffia composita n. gen.2 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
Diffingia divisa2 Fedorowski 1985 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lophotichiidae
Assimulia (Ericina) fracta3, Assimulia (Assimulia) abscessa3
Assimulia (Ericina) fracta3 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Assimulia (Assimulia) abscessa3 Fedorowski 1987 horn coral
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella hessensis1
Meekella hessensis1 King 1931
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria dissona1
Antronaria dissona1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis sp.1
Metriolepis sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita apheles1
Composita apheles1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp.1
Hustedia sp.1 Hall and Clarke 1893
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hessensis1
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes sp.1
Enteletes sp.1 Waldheim 1825
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta1
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta1 Abich 1878
1Cooper and Grant 1977; 2Fedorowski 1985; 3Fedorowski 1987