Andrus Canyon, USGS 21578-PC (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as Andrus Canyon, collection 10 ft above base of formation

Where: Arizona (36.2° N, 113.4° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° N, 43.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Watahomigi Formation (Supai Group), Morrowan (323.2 - 318.6 Ma)

• The Watahomigi is comprised of three informal units: a lower slope unit, a middle cliff unit, and an upper slope unit.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, red, blue, conglomeratic limestone

• Conglomerate, purple to gray, thin-bedded; contains fish tooth, abundant Composita; forms weak ledge. Matrix: pale-reddish-purple limestone. Pebbles: commonly 0.25-0.5 in. in diameter; well-rounded; pale-reddish-brown siltstone, olive-gray limestone and pale-red limestone.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: E. D. McKee. 1982. The Supai Group of the Grand Canyon. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1173 [J. Alroy/C. Simpson/C. Simpson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42708: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Carl Simpson on 04.08.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Chondrichthyes
 Cochliodontiformes - Cochliodontidae
Deltodus sp. Morris and Roberts 1862 chimaera
Dentition
Trilobita
  -
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771 trilobite
Librogenae
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
 Actinodontida - Oriocrassatellidae
Oriocrassatella sp. Etheridge 1907 clam
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus sp. King 1844 clam
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797
Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata -
Cryptostomata indet. Vine 1884
Rhomboporoid
 Trepostomata -
Trepostomata indet. Ulrich 1882
Ramose