Where: California (36.2° N, 116.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.8° S, 96.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Olenellus trilobite zone, Thimble Limestone Member (Carrara Formation), Dyeran (515.3 - 511.2 Ma)
• This member typically has abundant and diverse olenellid trilobites and rare associated ptychopariid trilobites which characterize the Bristolia Zonule.
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; dolomitic, black, brown, red, argillaceous lime mudstone
•throughout the study area.
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils
Primary reference: A. R. Palmer and R. B. Halley. 1979. Physical Stratigraphy and Trilobite Biostratigraphy of the Carrara Formation (Lower and Middle Cambrian) in the Southern Great Basin. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1047:1-131 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/J. Ju]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 149650: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 19.08.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Trilobita | |
"Olenellus euryparia n. sp." = Bolbolenellus euryparia
"Olenellus euryparia n. sp." = Bolbolenellus euryparia Palmer and Halley 1979 trilobite |