LACMIP 1124, Bayha (Permian of the United States)

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

• Clear, shallow, warm marine water with full access to the open sea.
• Lithologic information from stratigraphic section in Fig. 2. Thickness recorded for this section include sills of quartz diorite.

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

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Durhaminidae
"Kleopatrina (Porfirievella) mckibbinae n. sp." = Pararachnastraea mckibbinae
"Kleopatrina (Porfirievella) mckibbinae n. sp." = Pararachnastraea mckibbinae Wilson 1982 horn coral
 Stauriida - Kleopatrinidae
"Heritschioides smithi n. sp." = Wilsonastraea smithi
"Heritschioides smithi n. sp." = Wilsonastraea smithi Wilson 1982 horn coral