USNM739, Pass Summit, Guadalupe Mountains: Capitanian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Liosotella popei (Shumard 1858)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) hillanus (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina evax (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Paraspiriferina billingsi (Shumard 1858)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Elivina compacta (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
recombined as Dissimiliplica compactus
Eliva shumardi Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
recombined as Aequalicosta shumardi
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia opsia Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita affinis Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma informal sp. 5 King 1856
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Dielasma prolongatum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Timorina schuchertensis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Heterelasma venustulum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Heterelasma shumardianum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma oblisum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(5 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Anteridocus swallovianus (Shumard 1859)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Ptilotorhynchus delicatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tautosia elegans (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Tautosia shumardiana (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strigirhynchia indentata (Shumard 1859)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Anisopyge perannulata (Shumard 1858)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas
Coordinates: 31.9° North, 104.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.1° North, 33.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Capitanian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Capitanian
Age range of interval:264.28000 - 259.51000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Capitan
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:102624
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-01-17 16:09:23 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-01-17 16:09:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11483. D. K. Brezinski. 1992. Permian trilobites from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 66(6):924-943 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

11407 G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1977. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, VI. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 32:3161-3370 [T. Olszewski/K. Tracy/M. Clapham]