Jura Creek, 200-201 m, Banff Formation, Western Alberta (Carboniferous of Canada)

Where: Alberta, Canada (51.1° N, 115.2° W: paleocoordinates 2.0° S, 42.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Banff Formation, Tournaisian (358.9 - 346.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. L. Carter. 1987. Lower Carboniferous brachiopods from the Banff Formation of Western Alberta. Bulletin Geological Survey of Canada 378:1-183 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67319: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 17.11.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyris cf. hannibalensis
 Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae
Macropotamorhynchus insolitus
 Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
Cranaena cf. texana
Cranaena cf. texana Carter 1967
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina lata
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia circularis
Hustedia circularis Miller 1892
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Unispirifer greenockensis, Spirifer esplanadensis
Strophomenata
 Productida - Productidae
Piloricilla desmetensis, Setigerites jasperensis
 Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Streptorhynchus sp.
 Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Subglobosochonetes norquayensis