Cottonwood River Bridge, shale on top of buff limestone, Elmdale (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as Kellett 64

Where: Kansas (38.4° N, 96.6° W: paleocoordinates 2.1° S, 28.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Elmdale Formation, Gzhelian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, carbonaceous shale

• Very carbonaceous fossiliferous shale on top of the massive buff limestone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: B. Kellett. 1933. Ostracodes of the Upper Pennsylvanian and the Lower Permian strata of Kansas: I. the Aparchitidae, Beyrichiidae, Glyptopleuridae, Kloedenellidae, Kirkbyiidae, and Youngiellidae. Journal of Paleontology 7(1):59-108 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95377: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 14.04.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Kloedenellidae
"Jonesina distenta" = Ellipsella distenta
"Jonesina distenta" = Ellipsella distenta Kellett 1933 ostracod
 Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Cavellina nebrascensis2, Cavellina edmistonae2
Cavellina nebrascensis2 Geinitz 1866 ostracod
Cavellina edmistonae2 Harris and Lalicker 1932 ostracod
 Podocopida - Pontocyprididae
Haworthina bulleta n. gen.2
Haworthina bulleta n. gen.2 Harris and Lalicker 1932 ostracod
 Podocopida - Macrocyprididae
Macrocypris garrisonensis2
Macrocypris garrisonensis2 Upson 1933 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Silenites lenticularis2, "Bythocypris pediformis" = Pseudobythocypris pediformis2
Silenites lenticularis2 Knight 1928 ostracod
"Bythocypris pediformis" = Pseudobythocypris pediformis2 Knight 1928 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
"Bairdia florenaensis" = Orthobairdia texana1, Bairdia pseudoglennensis n. sp.3, "Bairdia deloi n. sp." = Bairdia grahamensis1, "Bairdia marmorea" = Bairdia beedei1, Bairdia hassi3, Bairdia pompilioides1, Bairdia hurwitzi3, Bairdia geisi n. sp.1, Rectobairdia symmetrica3, Fabalicypris acetalata3
"Bairdia florenaensis" = Orthobairdia texana1 Harlton 1927 ostracod
23 small, 7 large
Bairdia pseudoglennensis n. sp.3 Sohn 1960 ostracod
"Bairdia deloi n. sp." = Bairdia grahamensis1 Harlton 1928 ostracod
"Bairdia marmorea" = Bairdia beedei1 Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod
Bairdia hassi3 Sohn 1960 ostracod
Bairdia pompilioides1 Harlton 1928 ostracod
Bairdia hurwitzi3 Coryell and Booth 1933 ostracod
Bairdia geisi n. sp.1 Kellett 1934 ostracod
Rectobairdia symmetrica3 Cooper 1946 ostracod
Fabalicypris acetalata3 Coryell and Billings 1932 ostracod
 Podocopida - Acratiidae
Acratia cf. typica2
Acratia cf. typica2 Delo 1930 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia parallela2, Healdia winfieldensis2
Healdia parallela2 Kellett 1935 ostracod
Healdia winfieldensis2 Upson 1933 ostracod
 Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Microcheilinella inflata2
Microcheilinella inflata2 Kellett 1935 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Monoceratina lewisi2
Monoceratina lewisi2 Harris and Lalicker 1932 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Basslerella crassa n. gen. n. sp.2, Basslerella rothi n. sp.2, Basslerella firma2
Basslerella crassa n. gen. n. sp.2 Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella rothi n. sp.2 Kellett 1935 ostracod
Basslerella firma2 Kellett 1935 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
"Kirkbya canyonensis" = Aurikirkbya canyonensis, Kirkbya valida n. sp., "Amphissites pinguis" = Shleesha pinguis
"Kirkbya canyonensis" = Aurikirkbya canyonensis Harlton 1929 ostracod
Kirkbya valida n. sp. Kellett 1933 ostracod
Includes 6 doubtful specimens
"Amphissites pinguis" = Shleesha pinguis Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Amphissitidae
Amphissites centronotus
Amphissites centronotus Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae
"Amphissites simplicissimus" = Roundyella simplicissima
"Amphissites simplicissimus" = Roundyella simplicissima Knight 1928 ostracod
1Kellett 1934; 2Kellett 1935; 3Sohn 1960