LACMIP 5316, McCloud Bridge West (Permian of the United States)

Where: Shasta County, California (40.9° N, 122.3° W: paleocoordinates 16.1° N, 42.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: McCloud Limestone Formation, Wolfcampian (298.9 - 286.0 Ma)

• Beds 200 feet (67 meters) stratigraphically above 5312. Fusulinid zone A.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and cherty/siliceous limestone

• Clear, shallow, warm marine water with full access to the open sea.
• Lithologic information from stratigraphic columns in Fig. 2 of monograph.

Reposited in the LACM

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Enormous fasciculate rugose coralla (largest 5 feet in diameter), Omphalotrochus.

Primary reference: E. C. Wilson. 1982. Wolfcampian rugose and tabulate corals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Lower Permian McCloud Limestone of northern California. Contributions in Science, National History Museum of Los Angeles County 337:1-90 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62598: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Leigh Fall on 24.07.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
"Heritschioides" wexoi n. sp.
"Heritschioides" wexoi n. sp. Wilson 1982 horn coral