TXV-113 (FS), near Jacksboro TX: Virgilian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum
1 specimen
Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae
Paraconularia sp.
1 specimen
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
spines (1), stems (25)
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Ditomopyge sp. Newell 1931
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella plebia
1 specimen
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Retaria lasallensis (Worthen 1873)
recombined as Kutorginella lasallensis
1 specimen
Kozlowskia spendens
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella texanus
2 specimens
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea missouriensis (Shumard 1858)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira percuta
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparolus subrugosus
original and current combination Straparollus
7 specimens
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon crassus Meek and Worthen 1860
recombined as Waagenella crassus
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Trepospira depressa (Cox 1857)
replaced by Trepospira illinoisensis
3 specimens
Glabrocingulum gravillense
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia tabulata (Conrad 1835)
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica (McChesney 1859)
synonym of Astartella concentrica
2 specimens
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense (McChesney 1859)
1 specimen
unclassified
Plantae indet. Haeckel 1866
wood (5)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Jack
Coordinates: 33.2° North, 98.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.8° South, 32.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
Stage:Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 5
Key time interval:Virgilian
Age range of interval:303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Cisco Formation:Graham Member:Finis Shale
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: 13.0-15.25 Slump and float blocks of Jacksboro Limestone 9.5-13.0 Grass covered shale break with rare limestone float from Jacksboro Limestone above. 8.2-9.5 Exposed shale in pond damfill 7.0-8.2 Grass covered, no limestone float pebbly shale. 6.4-7.0 Covered by grass with limestone float.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (float),surface (in situ)
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:8.2-9.5 Exposed shale in pond damfill, fossils include trilobites, ammonoids, and brachiopods
Metadata
Database number:218054
Authorizer:B. Seuss Enterer:B. Seuss
Modifier:B. Seuss Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2021-02-18 00:55:53 Last modified:2021-04-21 05:56:16
Access level:the public Released:2021-02-18 00:55:53
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
75524. 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]