USNM702f, Hill 5767, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.4° N, 103.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.0° N, 33.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Taylor Ranch Member (Hess Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Taylor Ranch Member is approx. 5 m thick. Leonardian (Hessian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore shelf; limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 43499: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.08.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• A variety of papers list the brachiopods, nearly all gastropods, most bivalves (except primarily Paleotaxodonts), trilobites, chitons, siliceous sponges, rugose corals (only from Gaptank and Asselian/Sakmarian formations).
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Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma longisulcatum2
Dielasma longisulcatum2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria speciosa2, Antronaria transversa2
Antronaria speciosa2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella hessensis2
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes subcircularis2
Enteletes subcircularis2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita bucculenta2
Composita bucculenta2 Cooper and Grant 1976
Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella hessensis2
Meekella hessensis2 King 1931
 Productida - Schrenkiellidae
"Linoproductus undatus" = Coopericus undatus2
"Linoproductus undatus" = Coopericus undatus2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Oncosarina whitei2
Oncosarina whitei2 King 1931
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris sp.2, Thamnosia silicica2
Echinauris sp.2 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Thamnosia silicica2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris imitata2
Peniculauris imitata2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella "sp. 1"2
Limbella "sp. 1"2 Stehli 1954
 Productida - Tschernyschewiidae
"Tschernyschewia inexpectans" = Trigonoproductus inexpectans2
"Tschernyschewia inexpectans" = Trigonoproductus inexpectans2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia sp.2
Eolyttonia sp.2 Frederiks 1924
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria montpelierensis3
Streblopteria montpelierensis3 Girty 1910 scallop
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Knightites (Retispira) girtyi" = Retispira lyelli5
"Knightites (Retispira) girtyi" = Retispira lyelli5 Gemmellaro 1889 snail
 Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
"Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata1
"Worthenia multilineata" = Biarmeaspira multilineata1 Batten 1989 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Peruvispira delicata1
Peruvispira delicata1 Chronic 1949 snail
 Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae
Omphalotrochus hessensis n. sp.4
Omphalotrochus hessensis n. sp.4 Yochelson 1956 snail
1Batten 1989; 2Cooper and Grant 1977; 3Newell and Boyd 1995; 4Yochelson 1956; 5Yochelson 1960