USNM710r, Hill 5021, Glass Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Brewster County, Texas (30.3° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.4° S, 34.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• Leonardian (Hessian).

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; limestone

• Skinner Ranch Fm. is slope to basinal equivalent of platformal Hess Formation.

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 43612: 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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Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Geyerella hessi
Geyerella hessi Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Acritosia peculiaris
Acritosia peculiaris Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia gigantea
Eolyttonia gigantea Cooper and Grant 1974
 Productida - Productellidae
Nudauris enigmatica, Spyridiophora reticulata
Nudauris enigmatica Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Productidae
Kochiproductus "sp. 4", Kochiproductus elongatus
Kochiproductus elongatus Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Monticuliferidae
"Cancrinella fragosa" = Costatumulus fragosa
"Cancrinella fragosa" = Costatumulus fragosa Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia sp.
Megousia sp. Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Oncosarina spinicostata
Oncosarina spinicostata Cooper and Grant 1969
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Limbella limbata, Glyptosteges intricatus, Chonosteges variabilis, Rhamnaria grandis
Limbella limbata Cooper and Grant 1975
Glyptosteges intricatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Chonosteges variabilis Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhamnaria grandis Cooper and Grant 1975
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia hessensis
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita apheles
Composita apheles Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium zoyei
Cartorhium zoyei Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes sp.
Enteletes sp. Waldheim 1825
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta
"Acosarina dorsisulcata" = Acosarina minuta Abich 1878
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma hessense
Dielasma hessense Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma hadrum, Torynechus alectorius
Stenoscisma hadrum Cooper and Grant 1976
Torynechus alectorius Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Antronaria voluminosa
Antronaria voluminosa Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tautosia podistra
Tautosia podistra Cooper and Grant 1976
Cephalopoda
 Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae
Bamyaniceras cf. knighti
Bamyaniceras cf. knighti Miller and Furnish 1940 ammonite