GWFMS-7 (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Greenwood County, Kansas (37.6° N, 96.4° W: paleocoordinates 2.8° S, 28.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Hughes Creek sh Member (Foraker Limestome Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore; black shale

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical

Primary reference: T. D. Olszewski and M. E. Patzkowsky. 1999. T.D. Olszewski''s Ph.D. - Penn State University. [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 852: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 08.03.1999

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten ? arctisulcatus Newell 1938 scallop
originally entered as "Aviculopecten arctisulcatus?"
 Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia nebrascensis Geinitz 1866 clam
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia terminale Hall 1852 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris expansa Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer ? kansasensis Swallow 1866
originally entered as "Neospirifer kansasensis?"
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Strophomenata
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Linoproductus magnispinus" = Linipalus magnispinus
"Linoproductus magnispinus" = Linipalus magnispinus Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852