Where: Texas (30.4° N, 103.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 33.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Hess Formation, Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)
• uppermost Hess Formation
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 113203: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 24.07.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda | |
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Eothinites hessensis n. sp.2
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Stacheoceras rothi n. sp.2
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"Medlicottia whitneyi" = Eumedlicottia whitneyi2
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Rhynchonellata | |
Pontisia ventricola1 Cooper and Grant 1976 | |
Composita subtilita Hall 1852
Composita mexicana Hall 1857 | |
Hustedia meekana Shumard 1858 | |
"Spiriferina hilli" = Spiriferellina hilli
"Spiriferina hilli" = Spiriferellina hilli Girty 1908 | |
"Dielasmina guadalupensis" = Plectelasma guadalupense
"Dielasmina guadalupensis" = Plectelasma guadalupense Girty 1908 | |
Strophomenata | |
"Prorichthofenia likharewi" = Hercosia uddeni
"Prorichthofenia likharewi" = Hercosia uddeni Bose 1916 | |
"Productus ivesi" = Peniculauris ivesi
"Productus ivesi" = Peniculauris ivesi Newberry 1861 | |
Meekella attenuata Girty 1908 |