USGS Mesozoic Loc. 25682 - Carmel Formation (Jurassic to of the United States)

Where: Emery County, Utah (39.1° N, 110.8° W: paleocoordinates 31.4° N, 52.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Carmel Formation, Bajocian to Bajocian (170.3 - 166.1 Ma)

• Lower 20ft of formation.

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by R. W. Imlay in 1955; reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: R. W. Imlay. 1964. Marine Jurassic Pelecypods From Central and Southern Utah. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 483-C:C1-C42 [S. Holland/P. Monarrez]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 171952: authorized by Steven Holland, entered by Pedro Monarrez on 23.07.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
columnals
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
"Pleuromya subcompressa" = Myacites (Pleuromya) subcompressa
"Pleuromya subcompressa" = Myacites (Pleuromya) subcompressa Meek 1873 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
"Myophorella (Promyophorella) montanaensis" = Trigonia montanaensis
"Myophorella (Promyophorella) montanaensis" = Trigonia montanaensis Meek 1873 clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea (Liostrea) strigilecula" = Liostrea strigilecula
"Ostrea (Liostrea) strigilecula" = Liostrea strigilecula White 1877 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Plagiostoma) ziona Imlay 1964 file clam