USNM 17212. 1357 ft upsection from base of Nevada Group, Lone Mountain (Devonian of the United States)

Also known as FF-23

Where: Eureka County, Nevada (40.0° N, 116.3° W: paleocoordinates 24.3° S, 54.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortodus kockelianus conodont zone, Denay Limestone Formation (Nevada Group), Eifelian (393.3 - 387.7 Ma)

• Conodont zone: kockelianus. Faunal Interval 17L, Lone Mountain section

•JA: originally entered as Emsian, but the kockelianus zone is late Eifelian

Environment/lithology: marine; packstone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: J. G. Johnson. 1971. Lower Givetian brachiopods from Central Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 45(2):301-326 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 44124: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 01.09.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Bivalves identified by A.L. McAlester for Johnson (1971)
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Strophomenata
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
"Schuchertella" sp.
 Productida - Productellidae
Spinulicosta muirwoodi, Productella sp.
 Strophomenida - Strophodontidae
Parapholidostrophia harperi
 Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae
Leptostrophiidae indet.
Rhynchonellata
 Atrypida - Atrypidae
? Spinatrypina sp., Spinatrypa sp.
? Spinatrypina sp. Rzhonsnitskaya 1964
Spinatrypa sp. Stainbrook 1951
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Echinocoelia denayensis
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
 Orthida - Draboviidae
Vallomyonia devonica
Vallomyonia devonica Walcott 1884
 Terebratulida - Stringocephalidae
"Rensselandia sp." = Newberria
"Rensselandia sp." = Newberria
 Terebratulida - Rhipidiothyrididae
Rhipidothyris sp.
 Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae
Cassidirostrum cf. eurekaensis
 Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae
"Leiorhynchus miriam" = Properotundirostrum miriam
"Leiorhynchus miriam" = Properotundirostrum miriam Johnson 1971
L. miriam miriam
 Athyridida - Nucleospiridae
Nucleospira sp.
Nucleospira sp. Hall 1859
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Leptathyris index
Leptathyris index Johnson 1971
Cephalopoda
 Agoniatitida - Werneroceratidae
Cabrieroceras aff. crispiforme
Cabrieroceras aff. crispiforme Kayser 1879 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
"Merriamella eurekae" = Merriamites eurekae
"Merriamella eurekae" = Merriamites eurekae Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
 Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
"Bellerophon (Bellerophon) nevadensis" = Bellerophon nevadensis
"Bellerophon (Bellerophon) nevadensis" = Bellerophon nevadensis Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
 Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
"Platyceras (Praenatica) sp." = Praenatica
"Platyceras (Praenatica) sp." = Praenatica Perner 1903 snail
 Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Denayella housei
Denayella housei Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
 Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
"Ptychomphalina aurora" = Conotoma aurora
"Ptychomphalina aurora" = Conotoma aurora Blodgett and Johnson 1992 snail
 Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis (Naticopsis) spp.
 Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia
"Platyceras (Orthonychia) sp." = Orthonychia Hall 1843 snail
Tentaculita
 Styliolinida - Styliolinidae
Styliolina sp.
Styliolina sp. Karpinsky 1884
Trilobita
 Proetida - Proetidae
Dechenella (Dechenella) sp.
Dechenella (Dechenella) sp. Kayser 1880 trilobite