G-815.1: Desmoinesian, Oklahoma

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Fistuliporids indet.
3 specimens
Lindostroemella cf. patula
8 specimens
informal Productoid indet.
fragments: 1155 specimens
Pseudozygopleurids indet.
2436 specimens
Pseudothoceras sp.
3 specimens
informal Conodonts indet.
128 specimens
Ammodiscidae
Lituotuba sp. Rhumbler 1895
672 specimens
Ammodiscus sp. Reuss 1862
8096 specimens
Tolypammina sp. Rhumbler 1895
206 specimens
Hormosinidae
Reophax sp. de Montfort 1808
896 specimens
Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon sp. Sars 1872
1344 specimens
Endothyridae
Endothyranella sp.
384 specimens
Earlandinitidae
Earlandinita sp.
256 specimens
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites sp. Cushman 1910
10912 specimens
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Idiognathodontidae
Idiognathodus sp. Gunnell 1931
32 specimens
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
1536 specimens
Holothuroidea - Aspidochirotida - Holothuriidae
Holothuria indet. Linnaeus 1767
640 specimens
Asteroidea
Asteroidea indet. de Blainville 1830
and Ophiuroidea: 608 specimens
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
15001 specimens
Ostracoda - Beyrichicopida - Youngiellidae
Moorites sp.
128 specimens
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella sp. Coryell 1928
128 specimens
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissites sp. Girty 1910
256 specimens
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844
7520 specimens
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia sp. Roundy 1926
2432 specimens
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
fragments: 130 specimens
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
ramose: 233 specimens
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Mesolobus decipiens (Girty 1912)
recombined as Mesolobus mesolobus decipiens
595 specimens
Mesolobus euampygus (Girty 1912)
recombined as Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
133 specimens
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
fragments: 2 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa (Shumard 1855)
662 specimens
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina orbicularis (McChesney 1859)
750 specimens
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula cf. carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia glabra (Beede and Rogers 1898)
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Anthraconeilo taffiana Girty 1912
195 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis anodontoides (Meek 1871)
recombined as Economolopsis anodontoides
subgenus Palaeonucula: 16 specimens
Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934
1 specimen
Nuculopsis wewokana (Girty 1915)
subgenus Palaeonucula: 394 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum grayvillensis (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
recombined as Glabrocingulum grayvillense
403 specimens
Trepospira depressa (Cox 1857)
replaced by Trepospira illinoisensis
355 specimens
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis sp. Meek and Worthen 1866
418 specimens
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites carbonarius (Cox 1857)
65 specimens
Gastropoda - Meekospiridae
Meekospira peracuta (Meek and Worthen 1860)
224 specimens
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae
Gastrioceras sp. Hyatt 1884
224 specimens
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Plagioglypta sp. Pilsbry 1898
275 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Oklahoma County:Hughes
Coordinates: 35.0° North, 96.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.0° South, 32.3° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 4-5
*Period:Late/Upper Carboniferous *Local age/stage:Late/Upper Desmoinesian
Key time interval:Desmoinesian
Age range of interval:312.70000 - 305.90000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wewoka
Local section:G Local bed:815.1
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: bed number is feet above sea level
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray poorly lithified calcareous claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: platy to blocky, olive gray to faint bluish gray calcareous claystone
Environment:delta front
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:difficult macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection
Rock censused:45 kg
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: single bulk sample consisting of approximately 100 pounds (45 kg) of unweathered, in situ mudrock collected from a layer no more than 5 cm thick- NOTE: abundances appear to be based on inconsistent counting criteria, moved to comments fields by JA 1.9.06
Metadata
Database number:8647
Authorizer:T. Olszewski Enterer:T. Olszewski
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2000-08-13 16:27:53 Last modified:2006-09-01 16:15:22
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
589. R. R. West. 1970. Marine Communities of a Portion of the Wewoka Formation (Pennsylvanian) in Hughes County, Oklahoma. 1-301 [T. Olszewski/T. Olszewski/M. Uhen]