Where: Montgomery County, Iowa (41.2° N, 95.0° W: paleocoordinates 0.9° S, 26.6° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Streptognathodus simulator conodont zone, Plattsmouth Limestone Member (Oread Limestone 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 124485: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Briony Mamo on 16.02.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea | |
Polusocrinus rosa Strimple 1951 Sea lily | |
Aglaocrinus compactus Moore and Plummer 1940 Sea lily |