Burlington; lower part of formation (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Iowa (40.8° N, 91.1° W: paleocoordinates 17.4° S, 35.5° W)

When: Lower Member (Burlington Formation), Osagean (352.0 - 343.0 Ma)

• Lower part of Burlington.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Museum of Comparative Zoology

Primary reference: R. S. Bassler and M. W. Moodey. 1943. Bibliographic and faunal index of Paleozoic pelmatozoan echinoderms. Geological Society of America Special Paper 45:1-734 [G. Webster/G. Webster/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 230511: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 28.06.2023

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Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
 Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae
 Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Batocrinus elegans Sea lily
Batocrinus turbinatus elegans
 Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
 Poteriocrinina - Poteriocrinitidae
 Dendrocrinida - Zeacrinitidae
 Dendrocrinida - Mastigocrinidae
 Dendrocrinida - Pelecocrinidae
 Sagenocrinida - Nipterocrinidae
Blastoidea
 Granatocrinida - Schizoblastidae
"Schizoblastus neglectus" = Lophoblastus neglectus
"Schizoblastus neglectus" = Lophoblastus neglectus Meek and Worthen 1869 blastoid
 Granatocrinida - Granatocrinidae
Cryptoblastus cancellatus blastoid
Cryptoblastus melo cancellatus
 Fissiculata - Orophocrinidae
Orophocrinus stelliformis Owen and Shumard 1850 blastoid