USNM724c, Gilliland Canyon, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 33.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Road Canyon Formation, Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

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 105874: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.02.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Cyrtorostra varicostata2 Branson 1930 scallop
Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Coscinophora magnifica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Collemataria sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Collemataria batilliformis1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia transitoria1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia sp.1 King 1938
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Edriosteges multispinosus1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Xenosteges trivialis1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria vinnula1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cooperinidae
Cooperina subcuneata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Liosotella costata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Paucispinifera sulcata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida -
Rhytisia rugosa1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata1 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris lappacea1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris costata1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonetinetes angustisulcatus1 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia laqueata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Derbyia cincinnata1 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina sp.1 Cooper and Grant 1969
Tropidelasma corniculum1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina cellulana1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis ziczac1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes densus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer formulosus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp.1 George 1931
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris crassibecca1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia consuta1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.1 Brown 1849
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.1 King 1856
 Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae
Pseudodielasma sp.1 Brill 1940
 Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia ovalis1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.1 Conrad 1839
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Petasmatherus pumilus1 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia stehlii1 Cooper and Grant 1969
ssp. tumidosa
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Acanthocrania densispina1 Cooper and Grant 1974
Lepidocrania tardispinosa1 Cooper and Grant 1974