Type "Derryan" section, Derry Hills (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Sierra County, New Mexico (32.8° N, 107.3° W: paleocoordinates 4.5° S, 42.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Morrowan (323.2 - 318.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• Nodular limestone and shale interval found at base of the Pennsylvanian in the I-25 roadcut.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P. K. Sutherland. 1991. Morrowan brachiopods from the type "Derryan" series (Pennsylvanian), southern New Mexico. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Bulletin 137:186-188 [J. Alroy/C. Simpson/C. Simpson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 43451: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Carl Simpson on 13.08.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
? Neochonetes platynotus, ? Plicochonetes arkansanus
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Zia novamexicana, Linoproductus nodosus
 Productida -
"Sandia welleri" = Neosandia
"Sandia welleri" = Neosandia
 Productida - Productellidae
Antiquatonia coloradoensis
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora magnicosta
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer morrowensis, ? Punctospirifer sp.
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita cf. gibbosa
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Anthracospirifer newberryi, Anthracospirifer tanoensis
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Spirifer goreii" = Neospirifer goreii
"Spirifer goreii" = Neospirifer goreii Mather 1915
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella sp.