Near Plattsmouth (Loc. 8A) (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Cass County, Nebraska (41.0° N, 95.9° W: paleocoordinates 0.7° S, 27.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Streptognathodus vitali conodont zone, Stull Shale Member (Kanwaka Formation), Rusavkinian (303.7 - 302.2 Ma)

• Early Gzhelian, Rusavkian 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 124479: 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
Delocrinus vulgatus Moore and Plummer 1940 Sea lily