St. George area, Utah, Virgin Limeston, Unit D (Triassic of the United States)
Where: Utah (37.1° N, 113.7° W: paleocoordinates 8.0° N, 39.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Virgin Limestone Member (Moenkopi Formation), Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal
• massive crinoidal limestone, white to light gray
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with calcite
Primary reference: S.J. Poborski. 1954. Virgin Formation (Triassic) of the St. George, Utah, area. Geological Society America Bulletin 65:971-1006 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/C. Jamet]more details
PaleoDB collection 44449: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 12.09.2004
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Isocrinus sp. von Meyer 1836 Sea lily | |