Eagle Creek (Triassic of the United States)

Where: Oregon (44.9° N, 117.3° W: paleocoordinates 21.6° N, 52.1° W)

When: Martin Bridge Formation, Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. D. Stanley, Jr. 1979. Paleoecology, structure, and distribution of Triassic coral buildups in western North America. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 65:1-68 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 100506: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Sarah Kolbe on 09.12.2010, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Hydrozoa
 Spongiomorphida - Spongiomorphidae
Heptastylis aquilae, Heptastylis oregonensis, Spongiomorpha tenuis
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astraeomorphidae
Astraeomorpha confusa
Astraeomorpha confusa Winckler 1861 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pamiroseriidae
Crassistella juvavica
Crassistella juvavica Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Elysastraea (cf. Elysastraea) profunda, "Thecosmilia" "sp. 1", "Thecosmilia" "sp. 2"
"Thecosmilia" "sp. 1" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
"Thecosmilia" "sp. 2" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae
""Montlivaltia" norica" = Distichophyllia norica
""Montlivaltia" norica" = Distichophyllia norica Frech 1890 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
"Spongiomorpha (cf. Spongiomorpha) dendriformis" = Eocomoseris ramosa
"Spongiomorpha (cf. Spongiomorpha) dendriformis" = Eocomoseris ramosa Frech 1890 stony coral
Pharetronida
 Pharetronida -
Pharetronida indet.
Pharetronida indet. Zittel 1878
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet.
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Echinoidea
 Cidaroidea -
Cidaroidea indet.
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida -
Spiriferida indet.
Spiriferida indet. Waagen 1883
 Terebratulida -
Terebratulida indet.
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Nuculida -
Nuculoidea indet.
Nuculoidea indet. Gray 1824 clam
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea -
Trochoidea indet.
Trochoidea indet. Rafinesque 1815 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
"Purpuroidea" sp.
"Purpuroidea" sp. Lycett 1848 periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail