D1910 CO, Clear Creek Canyon (Ordovician of the United States)

Also known as USGS D 1910 CO

Where: Nye County, Nevada (38.8° N, 116.5° W: paleocoordinates 5.9° S, 80.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Antelope Valley Formation (Pogonip Group), Whiterockian (471.8 - 457.5 Ma)

• 129 feet below basal sandstone of Copenhagen Formation.

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (float),

Primary reference: R. J., J.r. Ross and F. C. Shaw. 1972. Distribution of the Middle Ordovician Copenhagen Formation and its trilobites in Nevada. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 749:1-33 [M. Hopkins/M. Hopkins/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 105567: authorized by Melanie Hopkins, entered by Melanie Hopkins on 22.02.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Anomalorthidae
Anomalorthis cf. oklahomensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
 Orthida - Plectorthidae
Desmorthis sp. Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Ostracoda
 Leperditicopida - Leperditiidae
Eoleperditia ? bivia ostracod
ID by J. Berdan
 Leperditellocopida - Aparchitidae
? Hyperchilarina sp. Harris 1957 ostracod
ID by J. Berdan
Conodonta
 Prioniodontida -
Oulodus sp. Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle
 Prioniodontida - Acodontidae
Acodus cf. auritus conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle
Acodus sp. Pander 1856 conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle
 Prioniodontida - Oistodontidae
Oistodus cf. lanceolatus Pander 1856 conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle
  -
Scandodus sp. Lindstrom 1955 conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle
 Protopanderodontida - Drepanoistodontidae
"Drepanodus suberectus" = Drepanoistodus suberectus
"Drepanodus suberectus" = Drepanoistodus suberectus Branson and Mehl 1933 conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle
 Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae
Drepanodus subarcuatus conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle
Scolopodus sp. conodont
ID by J. W. Huddle