Fishing Creek gap, Sharp Mountain, Tremont (Carboniferous to of the United States)

Where: Pennsylvania (40.6° N, 76.4° W: paleocoordinates 9.4° S, 15.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Westphalian C to Westphalian C (314.6 - 307.5 Ma)

• Lower Anthracite series, horizon undetermined

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified siliciclastic sediments

• Appalachian foreland basin

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: A. Handlirsch. 1906. Revision of American Paleozoic insects. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29(1441):661-820 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 114456: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.08.2011, edited by Jered Karr

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Caloneurodea - Hapalopteridae
Hapaloptera gracilis n. gen. n. sp.
Hapaloptera gracilis n. gen. n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 winged insect
USNM 38731
 Dicondylia - Spiloblattinidae
Olethroblatta americana n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 winged insect
USNM 38720
 Blattodea -
Blattoidea schucherti n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
USNM 38740
 Blattodea - Gyroblattidae
"Phoberoblatta grandis n. gen. n. sp." = Progonoblattina clarkii
"Phoberoblatta grandis n. gen. n. sp." = Progonoblattina clarkii Scudder 1893 cockroach
USNM 38756
 Blattodea - Mylacridae
Brachymylacris rotundata n. sp., "Brachymylacris mixta n. sp." = Brachymylacris elongata, Stenomylacris elegans n. gen. n. sp., Chalepomylacris pulchra n. gen. n. sp., Goniomylacris pauper n. gen. n. sp.
Brachymylacris rotundata n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
USNM 38727
"Brachymylacris mixta n. sp." = Brachymylacris elongata Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
USNM 38736
Stenomylacris elegans n. gen. n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
USNM 38738; Mammoth Vein
Chalepomylacris pulchra n. gen. n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
USNM 38723
Goniomylacris pauper n. gen. n. sp. Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
USNM 38728