South of Salem (Loc. 16) (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Richardson County, Nebraska (41.1° N, 95.7° W: paleocoordinates 0.6° N, 26.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Streptognathodus wabaunsensis conodont zone, Hughes Creek Shale Member (Foraker Limestone Formation), Melekhovian (300.2 - 298.9 Ma)

• Late Gzhelian, Melekhovian 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 124480: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Briony Mamo on 16.02.2012

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Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
 Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae
Triceracrinus sp. Bramlette 1943 Sea lily
 Dendrocrinida - Catacrinidae
Graffhamicrinus boellstorffi Pabian and Strimple 1974 Sea lily
 Dendrocrinida - Erisocrinidae
Erisocrinus longwelli Lane and Webster 1966 Sea lily
classification uncertain
 Sagenocrinida - Euryocrinidae
Paramphicrinus sp. Strimple and Moore 1971 Sea lily