UCMP D-805, McCloud Bridge East (Permian of the United States)

Where: Shasta County, California (40.8° N, 122.2° W: paleocoordinates 12.0° N, 43.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: B Member (McCloud Formation), Asselian (298.9 - 295.5 Ma)

• Due E of D-804 on spine of spur an estimated 300 feet (91.4 meters) stratigraphically below summit of main N-S ridge. Fusulinid zone B.

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, black limestone

• Clear, shallow, warm marine water with full access to the open sea.
• black limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

• Fasciculate rugose corals.

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: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 62665: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Leigh Fall on 25.07.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Durhaminidae
"Yatsengia kenneyi n. sp." = Durhamina kenneyi
"Yatsengia kenneyi n. sp." = Durhamina kenneyi Wilson 1982 horn coral