USGS 13775, Cowley County (Permian of the United States)

Where: Cowley County, Kansas (37.4° N, 96.5° W: paleocoordinates 1.6° S, 28.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Florena Member (Beattie Formation), Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, calcareous, cherty/siliceous siltstone and lithified limestone

• Shale, silty, calcareous, tan-gray; many limestone lentils; chert nodules in lower part; pelecypods, brachiopods and gastropods very abundant and perfectly preserved; mostly covered interval

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 12441: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Chad Ferguson on 13.11.2001, edited by Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Fusulinoidea -
Fusulinoidea indet.
Fusulinoidea indet. Möller 1878
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Metacoceras sp.
Metacoceras sp. Hyatt 1883 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Omphalotrochus obtusispira
Omphalotrochus obtusispira Shumard 1859 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Amphiscapha muricata
Amphiscapha muricata Knight 1934 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Knightites (Retispira) tenuilineata" = Retispira tenuilineata
"Knightites (Retispira) tenuilineata" = Retispira tenuilineata Gurley 1884 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
"Yoldia" sp.
"Yoldia" sp. Möller 1842 clam
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia nebrascensis
Edmondia nebrascensis Geinitz 1866 clam
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
"Allorisma terminale" = Wilkingia terminale
"Allorisma terminale" = Wilkingia terminale Hall 1852 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus cf. wheeleri
Schizodus cf. wheeleri Swallow 1863 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Promytilus sp.
Promytilus sp. Newell 1942 mussel
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Septimyalina burmai
Septimyalina burmai Newell 1942 clam
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten sp.
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851 scallop
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Petrocrania modesta
Petrocrania modesta White and St. John 1867
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella cf. cooperi
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma bovidens
Dielasma bovidens Morton 1836
Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer
"Chonetes granulifer" = Neochonetes granulifer Owen 1852
 Productida - Productidae
"Dictyoclostus huecoensis" = Reticulatia huecoensis
"Dictyoclostus huecoensis" = Reticulatia huecoensis King 1931
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
 Productida - Strophalosiidae
Leptalosia ovalis
Leptalosia ovalis Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia cymbula
Derbyia cymbula Hall and Clarke 1893
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella striatocostata
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata
 Trepostomata -
Trepostomata indet.
Trepostomata indet. Ulrich 1882
Listed as Ramose Bryozoans [entered as "Terpostomata"]
Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
? Ditomopyge decurtata
? Ditomopyge decurtata Gheyselinck 1937 trilobite
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium sp.
Lophophyllidium sp. Grabau 1928 horn coral