USGS 13808, Elk County (Permian of the United States)

Where: Elk County, Kansas (37.5° N, 96.5° W: paleocoordinates 1.5° S, 28.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Florena Member (Beattie 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 12440: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Chad Ferguson on 13.11.2001

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Fusulinoidea - Fusulinidae
Fusulinidae indet. Moeller 1878
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Amphiscapha muricata Knight 1934 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
"Allorisma terminale" = Wilkingia terminale
"Allorisma terminale" = Wilkingia terminale Hall 1852 clam
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia cf. nebrascensis Geinitz 1866 clam
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Clavicosta sp. Newell 1938 scallop
Strophomenata
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Leptalosia ovalis Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Productida - Productidae
"Dictyoclostus huecoensis" = Reticulatia huecoensis
"Dictyoclostus huecoensis" = Reticulatia huecoensis King 1931
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer Owen 1852
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia cymbula Hall and Clarke 1893
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma bovidens Morton 1836
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Petrocrania modesta White and St. John 1867
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomata -
Trepostomata indet. Ulrich 1882
Listed as Ramose Bryozoans [entered as "Terpostomata"]
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
? Ditomopyge decurtata Gheyselinck 1937 trilobite