USNM709d, Hess Ranch, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)
Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Hess Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with silica
Primary reference: R. D. Hoare and A. G. Smith. 1984. Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 58(1):82-103 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 109697: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.05.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Polyplacophora | |
? Stegochiton onerosus n. sp.
? Stegochiton onerosus n. sp. Hoare and Smith 1984 chiton | |