NYC 8 (Triassic to of the United States)

Where: Nevada (38.5° N, 118.1° W: paleocoordinates 16.0° N, 54.5° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Nun Mine Member (Gabbs Formation), Norian to Norian (228.0 - 201.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified, calcareous carbonate

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original calcite, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: L. S. Tackett and D. J. Bottjer. 2016. Paleoecological succession of Norian (Late Triassic) benthic fauna in eastern Panthalassa (Luning and Gabbs Formations, west-central Nevada). Palaios 31(4):190-202 [M. Uhen/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 210696: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Annaka Clement on 15.06.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Paralellodon sp.
Cephalopoda
 Aulacocerida - Aulacoceratidae
Dictyoconites sp., Aulacoceras sp.
Dictyoconites sp. von Mojsisovics 1902 belemnite
Aulacoceras sp. von Hauer 1847 belemnite
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Scaphopoda
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Scaphopoda indet., cf. Scaphopoda indet.
Scaphopoda indet. Bronn 1862 tusk shell
cf. Scaphopoda indet. Bronn 1862 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp.
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
cf. Cultriopsis sp., Bakevellia sp.
cf. Cultriopsis sp. Cossmann 1904 oyster
Bakevellia sp. King 1848 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp., Arcavicula sp.
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
Arcavicula sp. Cox 1964 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Cassianellidae
Cassianella sp.
Cassianella sp. Beyrich 1862 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp., cf. Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
cf. Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp., Gryphaea sp.
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
Gryphaea sp. Lamarck 1801 oyster
 Pectinida - Terquemiidae
cf. Newaagia sp.
cf. Newaagia sp. Hertlein 1952 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp., cf. Chlamys sp., Camptonectes sp., Crenamussium sp.
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
cf. Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Crenamussium sp. Newton et al. 1987 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
cf. Entolium sp.
cf. Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Antiquilima sp., cf. Antiquilima sp., Mysidioptera sp., "Eolimea sp." = Limea (Eolimea)
Antiquilima sp. Cox 1943 file clam
cf. Antiquilima sp. Cox 1943 file clam
Mysidioptera sp. Salomon 1895 file clam
"Eolimea sp." = Limea (Eolimea) Cox 1969 file clam
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Oxytoma sp.
Oxytoma sp. Meek and Hayden 1865 scallop
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta sp.
Atreta sp. Etallon 1862 scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Schafhaeutlia sp., cf. Schafhaeutlia sp.
Schafhaeutlia sp. Cossmann 1897 clam
cf. Schafhaeutlia sp. Cossmann 1897 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Gresslya sp.
Gresslya sp. Agassiz 1843 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
cf. Pleuromya sp.
cf. Pleuromya sp. Meek 1873 clam
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
cf. Unionites sp.
cf. Unionites sp. Wissman 1841 clam
 Cardiida - Palaeocarditidae
cf. Palaeocardita sp.
cf. Palaeocardita sp. Conrad 1867 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Septocardia sp., cf. Septocardia sp.
Septocardia sp. Hall 1877 cockle
cf. Septocardia sp. Hall 1877 cockle
 Cardiida - Pterocardiidae
"cf. Vietnamicardium sp." = Tulongocardium
"cf. Vietnamicardium sp." = Tulongocardium Chen et al. 1976 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Homomya sp.
Homomya sp. Agassiz 1843 clam
 Carditida - Cardiniidae
Cardinia sp.
Cardinia sp. Agassiz 1841 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Tutcheria sp.
Tutcheria sp. Cox 1946 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
Frenguelliella sp.
Frenguelliella sp. Leanza 1942 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Gruenewaldia sp., Myophoria sp., cf. Myophoria sp.
Gruenewaldia sp. von Wöhrmann 1889 clam
Myophoria sp. Bronn 1834 clam
cf. Myophoria sp. Bronn 1834 clam
 Unionida - Pachycardiidae
Cardinioides sp.
Cardinioides sp. Kobayashi and Ichikawa 1952 clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Palaeoneilo sp.
Palaeoneilo sp. Hall and Whitfield 1869 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
cf. Mesosaccella sp., Nuculana sp.
cf. Mesosaccella sp. Chavan 1946 pointed nut clam
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula sp., cf. Palaeonucula sp.
Palaeonucula sp. Quenstedt 1930 nut clam
cf. Palaeonucula sp. Quenstedt 1930 nut clam
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin