Where: Nevada (39.1° N, 116.7° W: paleocoordinates 16.9° S, 62.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: McMonnigal Limestone Formation, Lochkovian (419.2 - 410.8 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original calcite
Reposited in the USGS
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
Primary reference: A. E. H. Pedder and M. A. Murphy. 1997. Lochkovian Rugosa of Nevada. Geological Society of America Special Paper 321:341-385 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 36959: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 20.02.2004, edited by Jonathan Marcot
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Kyphophyllum nevadensis n. sp.
Kyphophyllum nevadensis n. sp. Merriam 1973 horn coral | |
Australophyllum (Toquimaphyllum) johnsoni n. sp. Merriam 1973 horn coral | |
Pterobranchia | |
Monograptus birchensis graptolite |