USNM708q, Skinner Ranch Fm. (Decie Ranch Mb.), Hill 5021, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Also known as Reef 319

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 34.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Decie Ranch Member (Skinner Ranch Formation), Artinskian (290.1 - 279.3 Ma)

• Leonardian (Hessian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

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 43588: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2004

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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Cephalopoda
 Goniatitida - Perrinitidae
"Properrinites cumminsi" = Metaperrinites cumminsi2
"Properrinites cumminsi" = Metaperrinites cumminsi2 White 1889 ammonite
Strophomenata
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia gigantea2
Eolyttonia gigantea2 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Acritosia peculiaris2, Acritosia teguliferoides2
Acritosia peculiaris2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella titan2
Scacchinella titan2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella limbata2, Glyptosteges angustus2
Limbella limbata2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productellidae
Antiquatonia sp.2
Antiquatonia sp.2 Miloradovich 1945
 Productida - Productidae
"Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis2
"Antiquatonia hessensis" = Rigrantia hessensis2 King 1931
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella sp.2, Geyerella hessi2
Geyerella hessi2 Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia nasuta2
Derbyia nasuta2 Girty 1908
Rhynchonellata
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia newelli2
Orthotichia newelli2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes stehlii2
Enteletes stehlii2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia "sp. 1"2
Martinia "sp. 1"2 M'Coy 1844
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita discina2
Composita discina2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma amoenum2, Stenoscisma hadrum2
Stenoscisma amoenum2 Cooper and Grant 1976
Stenoscisma hadrum2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria titania2
Antronaria titania2 Cooper and Grant 1976
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Triproetus tumidus n. sp.1
Triproetus tumidus n. sp.1 Brezinski 1992 trilobite
1Brezinski 1992; 2Cooper and Grant 1977