Junction of Cedar and Little Cow Creeks (Triassic of the United States)
Where: Shasta County, California (40.8° N, 122.0° W: paleocoordinates 15.8° N, 57.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Hosselkus Formation, Lacian (221.5 - 215.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 33355: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 28.07.2003, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling
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Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
Areaseris nevadensis stony coral | |
""Confusastrea" grandissima" = Palaeastraea grandissima
""Confusastrea" grandissima" = Palaeastraea grandissima Frech 1890 stony coral | |
"Spongiomorpha (Heptastylopsis) dendriformis" = Eocomoseris ramosa
"Spongiomorpha (Heptastylopsis) dendriformis" = Eocomoseris ramosa Frech 1890 stony coral | |
"Latimaeandra" eucystis Frech 1890 stony coral |