Loc. 20. East side of Drywood Creek, 30 yards from creek bank, 4.5 miles northwest of Moundville (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Vernon County, Missouri (37.8° N, 94.5° W: paleocoordinates 5.6° S, 29.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Seville Limestone Member (Krebs Formation), Desmoinesian (312.8 - 306.0 Ma)

• Given as Scammon formation within Cabaniss subgroup; this is the updated taxonomy

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: ferruginous, gray, red, yellow limestone

• weathers to ferruginous, dark, yellowish red. Fresh surface dark gray and quite compact.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: U. Missouri

Primary reference: R. D. Hoare. 1961. Desmoinesian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from southwest Missouri. Missouri University Studies 36:1-262 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 70289: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 20.03.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Chonetidae
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Mesolobus striatus Weller and McGehee 1933
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia crassa Meek and Hayden 1858
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus prattenianus Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida -
Desmoinesia muricatina Norwood and Pratten 1855
Desmoinesia nana Meek and Worthen 1866
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus affinis Herrick 1887 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Promytilus annosus Newell 1942 mussel
 Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha interlineata Meek and Worthen 1860 scallop