Both sides of paved road (Hertha Fm., Okfuskee Co., OK) (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Okfuskee County, Oklahoma (35.5° N, 96.3° W: paleocoordinates 5.5° S, 30.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Mound City Shale Member (Hertha Formation), Missourian (306.0 - 303.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Collection methods: core

Primary reference: J. M. Malinky and P. H. Heckel. 1998. Paleoecology and taphonomy of faunal assemblages in gray "core" (offshore) shales in Midcontinent Pennsylvanian cyclothems. Palaios 13(4):311-334 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 125: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Mike Sommers on 20.11.1998

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Taxonomic list

Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Plagioglypta sp. Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell
Bivalvia
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"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia
"Pelecypoda indet." = Bivalvia Linnaeus 1758 clam
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia sp. de Koninck 1883 snail
 Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites sp. Warthin 1930 snail
Hyolitha
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Hyolitha indet. Marek 1963
Brachiopoda
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Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805