TXV-94 (FS), near Jacksboro TX (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as AMNH locality 5548 Mapes Loc.: BBTXV-170

Where: Jack County, Texas (33.1° N, 98.2° W: paleocoordinates 5.8° S, 32.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Finis Shale Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• 8.5-10 Shale, Gray, weathers clayey and tan with limonitic concretions and calcitic nodules, fossiliferous

•5.3-8.5 Shale, dark gray, weathers gray and clayey, fossiliferous

•0.0-5.3 Shale, Black, weathers dark gray and platy to shaley with large dark blue calcitic nodules, sparingly fossiliferous

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)

Primary reference: W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 218014: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• 8.5-10 bivalves, brachiopods and crinoids.

•5.3-8.5 brachiopods, gastropods, coiled nautiloids, corals and ammonoids.

•0.0-5.3 gastropods and ammonoids that are gypsum coated.

unclassified
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Ammonoidea indet.
2 specimens
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium linosum horn coral
17 specimens
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus affinis Herrick 1887 clam
1 specimen
 Ostreida - Pterineidae
Pteronites percuta oyster
1 specimen
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia stevensoni clam
1 specimen
Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Glaphyritidae
Glaphyrites modestus Böse 1919 ammonite
1 specimen
 Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae
Schistoceras missouriense Miller and Faber 1892 ammonite
3 specimens
 Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
1 specimen
 Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Metacoceras cornutum Girty 1911 nautiloid
1 specimen
 Bactritida - Bactritidae
Bactrites sp. Sandberger 1843
1 specimen
Gastropoda
 Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae
"Ianthinopsis brevis" = Strobeus brevis
"Ianthinopsis brevis" = Strobeus brevis White 1881 snail
1 specimen
 Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae
Worthenia tabulata Conrad 1835 snail
2 specimens
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum gravillense snail
1 specimen
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
15 specimens
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Echinaria morrei, "Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
Echinaria morrei
1 specimen
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
6 specimens
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
3 specimens
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa McChesney 1859
1 specimen
 Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa Shumard 1855
1 specimen
Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
stems (3)