UCLA loc. 4426, Indian Springs (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as LACMIP loc. 24426

Where: Clark County, Nevada (36.6° N, 115.7° W: paleocoordinates 3.9° N, 43.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bird Spring Formation, Moscovian (315.2 - 307.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; cherty/siliceous limestone

• Thin-bedded, platy siliceous limestone. Weathered surfaces are light brown to dark reddish-brown and fresh surfaces are gray. Nodular and disseminated chert is present throughout the beds, commonly concentrated near or around fossils.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

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

Primary reference: S. S. Beus and N. G. Lane. 1969. Middle Pennsylvanian fossils from Indian Springs, Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 43(4):986-1000 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 39158: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.05.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Crinoidea
 Dendrocrinida - Catacrinidae
Delocrinus aff. graphicus
 Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Platycrinitidae indet.
Platycrinitidae indet. Bassler 1938 Sea lily
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp.
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
 Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea sp.
Orbiculoidea sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productidae
Buxtonia websteri n. sp.
 Productida - Productellidae
"Fimbriaria plummeri" = Fimbrinia, Retaria pseudantiquatonia n. sp., "Kozlowskia splendens" = Productus splendens
"Fimbriaria plummeri" = Fimbrinia
"Kozlowskia splendens" = Productus splendens Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
Calliprotonia spinula n. sp., ? Waagenoconcha sp.
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Cancrinella sp., Linoproductus sp.
Linoproductus sp. Chao 1927
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp.
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes dominus
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris sp.
Phricodothyris sp. George 1932
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer dunbari, Neospirifer cf. cameratus
 Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Choristites orbitus n. sp.
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp., Cleiothyridina sp., Cleiothyridina orbicularis
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia miseri
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer gnomus n. sp.
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Spiriferellina campestris
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella carbonaria
Rhipidomella carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
Stenolaemata
 Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Eridopora sp.
 Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
Rhombotrypella regularis, Tabulipora hispida
 Cyclostomata - Reptariidae
? Clonopora sp.
 Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp.
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
 Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Ascopora sp.
 Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Septopora alternata
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora sp., Polypora remota, Acanthocladia sp., Penniretepora trilineata
Acanthocladia sp. King 1849
 Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
"Fenestella tenax" = Rectifenestella tenax, Fenestrellina sp., Fenestella stocktenensis
"Fenestella tenax" = Rectifenestella tenax Ulrich 1888
Fenestrellina sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Gastropoda
 Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia Hall 1843 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira boreala n. sp.
Peruvispira boreala n. sp. Beus and Lane 1969 snail
 Euomphalina - Anomphalidae
Anomphalus sp.
Anomphalus sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 snail
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
"Stereostylus compressum" = Lophophyllidium
"Stereostylus compressum" = Lophophyllidium horn coral
 Auloporida - Auloporidae
Aulopora sp.
Aulopora sp. Goldfuss 1829 tabulate coral
Hexactinellida
 Lyssacinosa - Stiodermatidae
Hyalostelia sp.
Hyalostelia sp. glass sponge
Demospongiae
 Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae
Haplistion cf. sphaericum
Haplistion cf. sphaericum Finks 1960 demosponge