Where: Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 37.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Gaptank Formation, Gzhelian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by R.E. King, P.B. King in 1925-1928; reposited in the YPM
Primary reference: R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 149716: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 22.08.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata | |
Martinia wolfcampensis King 1931 | |
"Spirifer (Neospirifer) triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari
"Spirifer (Neospirifer) triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari King 1933 | |
"Hustedia mormonii" = Hustedia mormoni
"Hustedia mormonii" = Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858 | |
Rhipidomella carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858 | |
Strophomenata | |
"Linoproductus (Cancrinella) villiersi" = Costatumulus villiersi
"Linoproductus (Cancrinella) villiersi" = Costatumulus villiersi d'Orbigny 1842 | |
Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842 | |
"Buxtonia occidentalis" = Kochiproductus occidentalis
"Buxtonia occidentalis" = Kochiproductus occidentalis King 1931 | |
"Marginifera wabashensis" = Hystriculina wabashensis
"Marginifera wabashensis" = Hystriculina wabashensis Norwood and Pratten 1855 | |
Meekella attenuata Girty 1909 |