PBDB Collection

Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member, Phosphoria Formation of Utah (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Might also be known as Meade Peak Limestone

Where: Utah (39.6° N, 110.8° W: paleocoordinates 12.5° N, 33.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member (Phosphoria Formation), Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; phosphatic claystone and black limestone

• Interbedding phosphatic claystones and dark, fine grained limestone.

Primary reference: E. L. Yochelson and D. H. Van Sickle. 1968. Biostratigraphy of the Phosphoria, Park City, and Shedhorn Formations; Geology of Permian Rocks in the Western Phosphate Field. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 313(D):572-660 [A. Miller/C. Ferguson/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 11271: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Chad Ferguson on 30.07.2001

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Taxonomic list

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Chondrichthyes
Eugeneodontiformes - Helicoprionidae	Helicoprion sp. Helicoprion sp. Karpinsky 1899 chimaera
Gnathostomata
-	Osteichthyes indet. Osteichthyes indet. bony fish
Cephalopoda
Belemnoidea -	Belemnitida indet. Belemnitida indet. Zittel 1895 belemnite
Gastropoda
Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae	Babylonites sp., Babylonites conoideus Babylonites sp. Yochelson 1956 snail Babylonites conoideus Girty 1908 snail
Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae	Euphemites sp. Euphemites sp. Warthin 1930 snail
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Polidevciidae	Polidevcia sp., Polidevcia obesa Polidevcia sp. Tschernyschev 1943 clam Polidevcia obesa White 1879 clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nuculopsis sp. Nuculopsis sp. Girty 1912 nut clam
Trigoniida - Schizodidae	Schizodus subovatus Schizodus subovatus Ciriacks 1963 clam
Pectinida - Heteropectinidae	Girtypecten sp. Girtypecten sp. Newell 1938 scallop
Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae	Aviculopecten sp. Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851 scallop
Pectinida - Streblochondriidae	"Streblochondria montpelierensis" = Streblopteria montpelierensis, Streblochondria sp. "Streblochondria montpelierensis" = Streblopteria montpelierensis Girty 1910 scallop Streblochondria sp. Newell 1938 scallop
Lingulata
Lingulida - Discinidae	Orbiculoidea sp., Orbiculoidea (Roemerella) utahensis Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847 Orbiculoidea (Roemerella) utahensis Meek 1877
Lingulida - Lingulidae	Lingula sp., Lingula carbonaria Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797 Lingula carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae	Rhynchopora sp. Rhynchopora sp. King 1865
Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae	Leiorhynchus sp. Leiorhynchus sp. Hall 1860
Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae	Wellerella sp. Wellerella sp. Dunbar and Condra 1932
Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae	Crurithyris cf. arcuatus Crurithyris cf. arcuatus
Athyridida - Neoretziidae	Hustedia sp. Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Strophomenata
Strophomenida - Chonetidae	Chonetes sp. Chonetes sp. Fischer de Waldheim 1830
Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae	"Chonetes ostiolatus" = Komiella ostiolata, "Chonetes cf. ostiolatus" = Komiella ostiolata "Chonetes ostiolatus" = Komiella ostiolata Girty 1910 "Chonetes cf. ostiolatus" = Komiella ostiolata Girty 1910
Productida - Echinoconchidae	Bathymyonia cf. nevadensis Bathymyonia cf. nevadensis Meek 1877
Productida - Linoproductidae	Anidanthus echaris, Anidanthus cf. echaris, Cancrinella sp., Cancrinella cf. phosphatica Anidanthus echaris Anidanthus cf. echaris Cancrinella sp. Cancrinella cf. phosphatica Girty 1910
Deuteropoda
-	Ostracoda indet. Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod