Where: Nevada (41.5° N, 118.3° W: paleocoordinates 15.5° N, 37.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)
• 240-255 feet above base of section. Middle to upper Wolfcampian.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified limestone
Size class: microfossils
Collected by Russell Jeffords in 1957
Collection methods: peel or thin section
• Repository: Humble Oil & Refining Company, Midland, TX
Primary reference: J. W. Skinner and G. L. Wilde. 1966. Permian fusulinids from northwestern Nevada. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 4:1-10 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 127825: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 25.05.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Foraminifera | |
Eoparafusulina bellula n. sp. Skinner and Wilde 1966
Chalaroschwagerina cf. solita Skinner and Wilde 1966 | |
Pseudofusulinella pusilla n. sp.
Pseudofusulinella pusilla n. sp. Skinner and Wilde 1966 |