USGS 13731, Lake Road (Permian of the United States)

Where: Chase County, Kansas (38.4° N, 96.6° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 27.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bennett Shale Member (Red Eagle Limestone Formation), Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: M. R. Mudge, E. L. Yochelson, R. C. Douglas, H. Duncan, H. L. Strimple, M. Gordon, Jr., and D. H. Dunkle. 1962. Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Uppermost Pennsylvanian and Lowermost Permian Rocks in Kansas. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 323:1-213 [A. Miller/C. Ferguson/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12186: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Chad Ferguson on 11.10.2001

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer Owen 1852
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
"Marginifera wabashensis" = Hystriculina wabashensis
"Marginifera wabashensis" = Hystriculina wabashensis Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Productidae
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Listed as Bifoliate Bryozoa
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Listed as Incrusting and Massive forms of Bryozoan
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin