USNM725v, Cibolo Creek (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (29.8° N, 104.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 34.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Spicule Zone Member (Cibolo Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• 15 feet above beds of Wolfcamp age

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; 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 105906: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.02.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.
Dielasma sp. King 1856
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis carotica
Metriolepis carotica Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hispidula
Rhipidomella hispidula Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes sp.
Enteletes sp. Waldheim 1825
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina mesoplatys
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp.
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.
Composita sp. Brown 1849
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium sp.
Cartorhium sp. Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris George 1932
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp., Diplanus rarus
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Diplanus rarus Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella sp.
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata
Megousia auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
Compressoproductus sp.
Compressoproductus sp. Sarytcheva 1960
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris sp.
Echinauris sp. Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges adherens, Institella leonardensis, Chonosteges pulcher, Rhamnaria sp.
Xenosteges adherens Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Chonosteges pulcher Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria sp. Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Teguliferina sp.
Teguliferina sp. Schuchert and LeVene 1929
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia sp., Choanodus irregularis
Eolyttonia sp. Frederiks 1924
Choanodus irregularis Cooper and Grant 1974