Fossil Hill FHB 30, Humboldt Range (Triassic of the United States)

Where: Nevada (39.3° N, 115.0° W: paleocoordinates 8.8° N, 40.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rotelliformis zone, Illyrian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: C. Monnet and H. Bucher. 2005. New Middle and Late Anisian (Middle Triassic) Ammonoid Faunas From Northwestern Nevada(USA): Taxonomy and Biochronology. Fossils and Strata 52:1-121 [M. Clapham/C. Feng/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 115565: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Christina Feng on 02.09.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Gymnotoceras blakei Gabb 1864 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Arcestidae
Proarcestes cf. bramantei Mojsisovics 1869 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Proteusitidae
Tropigastrites lahontanus Smith 1914 ceratite