Where: Shasta County, California (40.7° N, 122.3° W: paleocoordinates 16.0° N, 42.1° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: McCloud Limestone Formation, Wolfcampian (298.9 - 286.0 Ma)
• Beds 10 feet (3.0 meters) stratigraphically above 1123. Fusulinid zone F.
Environment/lithology: marine; cherty/siliceous limestone and limestone
Reposited in the LACM
Collection methods: peel or thin section,
• Fasciculate and cerioid 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: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 62693: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Leigh Fall on 25.07.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
"Kleopatrina (Porfirievella) mckibbinae n. sp." = Pararachnastraea mckibbinae
"Kleopatrina (Porfirievella) mckibbinae n. sp." = Pararachnastraea mckibbinae Wilson 1982 horn coral | |
"Heritschioides smithi n. sp." = Wilsonastraea smithi
"Heritschioides smithi n. sp." = Wilsonastraea smithi Wilson 1982 horn coral |