USNM713, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 33.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: China Tank Member (Word Formation), Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: chemical,

Primary reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 105592: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.02.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) extensus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia filosa1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia texta1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia pannucia1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma anthicum1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella skenoides1 Girty 1908
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia mucronata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Grandaurispina kingorum1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera transversa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Yakovlevia hessorum1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Bothrionia nasuta1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Echinauris lateralis1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia transitoria1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Pseudoleptodus nodosus1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Collemataria elongata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges quadratus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Cactosteges anomalus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria kingorum1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Allorhynchus permianum1 Stehli 1955
ssp. wordense
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tautosia transenna1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora palumbula1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.1 King 1856
Dielasma zebratum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma compactum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma adamanteum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae
Pseudodielasma sp.1 Brill 1940
Pseudodielasma lobatum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Pseudodielasma plicatum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Pseudodielasma pingue1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Glossothyropsis rectangulata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Heterelasma concavum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Texarina elongata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina laqueata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
Arionthia blothrhachis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Thedusia procera1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia sculptilis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia pugilla1 Cooper and Grant 1976
ssp. nasiterna
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita enormis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Composita parasulcata1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer amphigyus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
Cartorhium chelomatum1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria montpelierensis2 Girty 1910 scallop