PBDB Collection

Vinini Creek section, lower part, 10m (Ordovician of the United States)

Where: Nevada (39.9° N, 116.2° W: paleocoordinates 6.5° S, 73.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Paraorthograptus pacificus graptolite zone, Vinini Formation, Ashgill (449.5 - 443.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; black shale and lime mudstone

• black shale and siliceous lime mudstone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: P. Storch, C. E. Mitchell, S. C. Finney and M. J. Melchin. 2011. Uppermost Ordovician (upper Katian-Hirnantian) graptolites of north-central Nevada, USA. Bulletin of Geosciences 86(2):301-386 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 145739: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 10.06.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Pterobranchia
Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae	Diplograptus rarithecatus, Rectograptus abbreviatus, Anticostia uniformis, Anticostia lata, Paraorthograptus pacificus, Paraorthograptus uniformis, Parareteograptus parvus, Parareteograptus turgidus, Parareteograptus sinensis Diplograptus rarithecatus graptolite Rectograptus abbreviatus Elles and Wood 1907 graptolite Anticostia uniformis graptolite Anticostia lata Elles and Wood 1906 graptolite Paraorthograptus pacificus Ruedemann 1947 graptolite Paraorthograptus uniformis Mu and Li 1984 graptolite Parareteograptus parvus graptolite Parareteograptus turgidus graptolite Parareteograptus sinensis Mu 1974 graptolite
Graptoloidea - Lasiograptidae	Paraplegmatograptus uniformis, Phormograptus connectus, Yinograptus disjunctus Paraplegmatograptus uniformis Mu 1978 lasiograptid Phormograptus connectus lasiograptid Yinograptus disjunctus lasiograptid
Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae	Styracograptus tatianae, Styracograptus mississippiensis, Climacograptus hastatus, Appendispinograptus leptothecalis, Appendispinograptus supernus Styracograptus tatianae climacograptid Styracograptus mississippiensis Ruedemann 1908 climacograptid Climacograptus hastatus Hall 1902 climacograptid Appendispinograptus leptothecalis climacograptid Appendispinograptus supernus Elles and Wood 1906 climacograptid
Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae	Dicellograptus minor, Dicellograptus tumidus, Dicellograptus turgidus, Dicellograptus mirabilis, Dicellograptus ornatus, Dicellograptus cf. complanatus, Pleurograptus lui Dicellograptus minor graptolite Dicellograptus tumidus graptolite Dicellograptus turgidus graptolite Dicellograptus mirabilis graptolite Dicellograptus ornatus Elles and Wood 1904 graptolite Dicellograptus cf. complanatus Lapworth 1880 graptolite Pleurograptus lui Mu 1950 graptolite