USNM716n, Hill 5767, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.0° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Taylor Ranch Member (Hess Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; 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 105738: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.02.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Perrinitidae
"Perrinites subcumminsi" = Paraperrinites subcumminsi
"Perrinites subcumminsi" = Paraperrinites subcumminsi Haniel 1915 ammonite
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria transversa, Antronaria speciosa
Antronaria speciosa Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita apsidata
Composita apsidata Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp.
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hessensis
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes subcircularis
Enteletes subcircularis Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina sp., "Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta
Acosarina sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta Abich 1878
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella biplicata
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Acritosia solida, Acritosia peculiaris
Acritosia solida Cooper and Grant 1975
Acritosia peculiaris Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia sp.
Eolyttonia sp. Frederiks 1924
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Oncosarina sp., Oncosarina whitei
Oncosarina sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
Oncosarina whitei King 1931
 Productida - Productellidae
Thamnosia silicica
Thamnosia silicica Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris imitata
Peniculauris imitata Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Schrenkiellidae
"Linoproductus undatus" = Coopericus undatus
"Linoproductus undatus" = Coopericus undatus Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella "sp. 1"
Limbella "sp. 1" Stehli 1954
 Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
"Tschernyschewia inexpectans" = Trigonoproductus inexpectans
"Tschernyschewia inexpectans" = Trigonoproductus inexpectans Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella hessensis