TX 7447-Young Co., Texas (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Young County, Texas (33.0° N, 98.7° W: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 32.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

• Fossil zone 10 Gb. Between Bunger ls and No.6 post-Bunger cycle ls. County based on quad name.

Environment/lithology: limestone

• 2 to 3 inch ls bed above a thick clay shale deposit

Primary reference: W. Lee, C.O. Nickell, J.S. Williams and L.G. Henbest. 1938. Stratigraphic and Paleontologic Studies of the Pennsylvanian and Permian Rocks in North-Central Texas. The University of Texas Publication 3801:1-252 [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1059: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 11.03.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• age assignment based on formation name
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia glabra Beede and Rogers 1898 clam
originally entered as "Palaeyoldia glabra"
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica Conrad 1842 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Aviculopinna sp. Meek 1864 oyster
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina wabashensis Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Productellidae
Antiquatonia sp., "? Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis
Antiquatonia sp. Miloradovich 1945
"? Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
originally entered as "Retaria? lasallensis"