Locality B-2967, Deer Mountain: Early/Lower Mississippian, Arizona

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina sp. de Koninck 1842
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus gallatinensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia metallica
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Athyris sp.
Composita humilis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer sp. Sowerby 1818
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella thiemei (White 1880)
Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Thuroholia marginata Langenheim and Epis 1957
recombined as Eocaudina marginata
Holothuroidea - Apodida - Achistridae
Achistrum frizzelli Langenheim and Epis 1957
Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Arizona County:Cochise
Coordinates: 32.7° North, 109.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.4° South, 53.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Tournaisian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 1
Key time interval:Early/Lower Mississippian
Age range of interval:358.90000 - 346.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Escabrosa limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal lithified grainstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),chemical,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Database number:93776
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Modifier:L. Villier Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2010-02-02 12:14:45 Last modified:2010-02-02 14:25:45
Access level:the public Released:2010-02-02 12:14:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
31872. R. L. Langenheim and R. C. Epis. 1957. Holothurian sclerites from the Mississippian Escabrosa limestone, Arizona. Micropaleontology 3(2):165-170 [L. Villier/L. Villier]