AMNH703, Cibolo Ranch, Chinati Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (29.9° N, 104.3° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 34.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Breccia Beds Member (Cibolo Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• Breccia Beds of Udden

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Reposited in the AMNH

Primary reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81954: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 19.07.2008

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella ciboloensis Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Scacchinellidae
Scacchinella titan Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Acritosia silicica Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Lyttoniidae
 Productida - Productellidae
Kozlowskia sp. Fredericks 1933
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Derbyia nasuta Girty 1908
Diplanus rarus Cooper and Grant 1974
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella magnifica Cooper and Grant 1974
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris
"Neophricadothyris sp." = Phricodothyris George 1932
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Crenispirifer sp. Stehli 1954
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita crassa Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
 Orthida - Enteletidae