Central Whiskey Canyon, Bolander Group, Collection 113a: Desmoinesian, New Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferinida
- Punctospiriferidae
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Punctospirifer kentuckyensis
(Shumard 1855)
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| recombined as Punctospirifer kentuckensis | |||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Athyrididae
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Composita argentea
(Shepard 1838)
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Composita subtilita
(Hall 1852)
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Composita ovata
Mather 1915
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Trigonotretidae
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Neospirifer triplicatus
(Hall 1852)
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| replaced by Neospirifer dunbari | |||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Productidae
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? Buxtonia sp.
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Echinoconchidae
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Juresania nebrascensis
(Owen 1852)
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| recombined as Parajuresania nebrascensis | |||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Linoproductidae
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Cancrinella boonensis
(Swallow 1858)
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Strophomenata
- Productida
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Marginifera sp.
Waagen 1884
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Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Derbyiidae
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Derbya sp.
(Waagen 1884)
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| original and current combination Derbyia | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Mexico | County: | Sierra |
| Coordinates: | 33.2° North, 107.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 3.0° South, 40.6° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 4-5 | ||
| *Period: | Middle Carboniferous - Late/Upper Carboniferous | *Epoch: | Des Moines |
| Key time interval: | Desmoinesian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 312.70000 - 305.90000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Bolander | ||||
| Local section: | Whiskey Canyon | Local bed: | Unit 113a | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Des Moines Series is divided into the Bolander Group and Armendaris Group; the latter contains 3 formations. Unit 113a = 30 ft. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray,green,red or brown lithified "shale" |
| Lithology description: Unit 113a: Shale, grayish-pink, grayish-green, lavender and tan; abundant free brachiopods in talus on surface are probably from Unit 114 | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Only brachiopods reported. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 9981 | ||
| Authorizer: | T. Olszewski | Enterer: | K. Nell | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2001-02-20 12:02:00 | Last modified: | 2003-07-18 18:05:03 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2001-02-20 12:02:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 844. | J. L. Gehrig. 1958. Middle Pennsylvanian Brachiopods From the Mud Springs Mountains and Derry Hills, New Mexico. State Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, Memoir 3 1-24 [T. Olszewski/K. Nell] |