Where: Vernon County, Missouri (37.8° N, 94.5° W: paleocoordinates 5.6° S, 29.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Tiawah Limestone Member (Cabaniss 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: limestone
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 70290: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 20.03.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata | |
Desmoinesia muricatina Norwood and Pratten 1855 | |
Reticulatia huecoensis King 1931 | |
Derbyia crassa Meek and Hayden 1858 | |
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma, "Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus
"Mesolobus lioderma" = Mesolobus mesolobus lioderma Dunbar and Condra 1932
"Mesolobus euampygus" = Mesolobus mesolobus euampygus Girty 1912 | |
"Chonetinella crassiradiata" = Chonetinella flemingi crassiradiata
"Chonetinella crassiradiata" = Chonetinella flemingi crassiradiata Dunbar and Condra 1932 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Neospirifer cameratus Morton 1836 | |
Composita tetralobata Hoare 1960
Composita subtilita Hall 1852 | |
Rhipidomella carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858 | |
Cephalopoda | |
"Pseudorthoceras knoxense" = Pseudorthoceras knoxense, "Mooreoceras normale" = Pseudorthoceras knoxense
"Pseudorthoceras knoxense" = Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859
"Mooreoceras normale" = Pseudorthoceras knoxense McChesney 1859 | |
Gastropoda | |
"Knightites (Cymatospira) montfortianus" = Cymatospira montfortianus
"Knightites (Cymatospira) montfortianus" = Cymatospira montfortianus Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail | |
Shansiella carbonaria Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail | |
"Naticopsis (Jedria) ventricosa" = Jedria ventrica
"Naticopsis (Jedria) ventricosa" = Jedria ventrica Norwood and Pratten 1855 snail |