Hurricane Cliffs HC-B-4 (Triassic of the United States)

Where: Utah (37.1° N, 113.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 21.3° N, 35.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Virgin Formation, Spathian (248.1 - 246.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, bioturbated, silty grainstone

• Tidal channel deposits or small scale tidal inlets of the lowermost intertidal to shallow subtidal zone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collected by R. Hofmann, M. Wasmer in 2009, 2010

Primary reference: R. Hofmann, M. Hautmann, M. Wasmer and H. Bucher. 2013. Palaeoecology of the Spathian Virgin Formation (Utah, USA) and its implications for the Early Triassic recovery. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58:149-173 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 122205: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 19.12.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Promyalina putiatinensis
Promyalina putiatinensis Kiparisova 1938 clam
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Eumorphotis cf. venetiana
Eumorphotis cf. venetiana Hauer 1850 scallop
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia costata
Bakevellia costata Schlotheim 1820 oyster
Crinoidea
 Holocrinida - Holocrinidae
Holocrinus smithi
Holocrinus smithi Clark and Twitchell 1915 Sea lily