TXV-91 (FS), near Jacksboro TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as AMNH locality 5545

Where: Jack County, Texas (33.1° N, 98.2° W: paleocoordinates 5.8° S, 32.5° W)

When: Finis Shale Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• 10.0-15.0 Covered, probably shale with limestone float.

•7.0-10.0 Shale, gray, weathers tan and clayey with limonitic concretions, fossiliferous

•1.5-7.0 Shale, light gray, weathers clayey with limonitic concretions, fossiliferous

•0.0-1.5 Shale, dark gray, weathers gray and clayey with gypsum and phosphate nodules, sparing fossiliferous on surface

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 218004: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 7.0-10.0 brachiopods, crinoids and calcareous nodules.

•1.5-7.0 brachiopods and gastropods nautiloids.

•0.0-1.5 brachiopods.

Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum horn coral
2 specimens
"Lophophyllidium spinosum" = Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum Jeffords 1947 horn coral
3 specimens
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
spines (5)
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni clam
1 specimen
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella varica McChesney 1860 clam
1 specimen
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites viattus snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
Ianthinopsis paulideformis snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum gravillense snail
2 specimens
Cephalopoda
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
1 specimen
 Bactritida - Bactritidae
Bactrites sp. Sandberger 1843
1 specimen
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Plagioglypta annulistriata" = Plagioglypta annulostriata
"Plagioglypta annulistriata" = Plagioglypta annulostriata Meek and Worthen 1870 tusk shell
1 specimen
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Rhabdomeson ? sp.
1 specimen
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina ? sp. d'Orbigny 1849
1 specimen
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita Hall 1852
2 specimens
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
1 specimen
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
1 specimen
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
9 specimens
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
5 specimens
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
4 specimens