Severy Shale, Near Dubois (Loc. 19) (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Pawnee County, Nebraska (40.1° N, 96.0° W: paleocoordinates 0.6° S, 27.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Streptognathodus virgilicus conodont zone, Severy Shale Formation (Wabaunsee Group), Pavlovoposadian (302.2 - 301.2 Ma)

• Sacfox Subgroup, Early to Mid Gzhelian, Pavlovoposadian Substage from Russian Platform

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: R. K. Pabian and W. J. Rushlau. 2002. Taphonomic Analysis and Systematic Descriptions of Some Late Pennsylvanian and Early Permian Crinoids from Southeastern Nebraska, Eastern Kansas and Southwestern Iowa. Nebraska Geological Survey Paper Geological Survey Papers 20:1-45 [J. Alroy/B. Mamo/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124477: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Briony Mamo on 16.02.2012

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Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
 Dendrocrinida - Catacrinidae
Graffhamicrinus magnijkus Strimple 1947 Sea lily