D 830 CO: Whiterockian, Nevada
collected by J. Ross, Jr.
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Plaesiomyidae
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? Valcourea sp.
Raymond 1911
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Orthidae
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? Orthambonites sp.
Pander 1830
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Leptellinidae
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? Leptellina sp.
Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Trilobita
- Asaphida
- Asaphidae
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? Isotelus sp.
Dekay 1824
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Trilobita
- Asaphida
- Remopleurididae
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Remopleurides cf. similus
(Whittington 1959)
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| misspelling Remopleurides simulus | |||||||
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Trilobita
- Phacopida
- Pterygometopidae
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Calliops sp.
Delo 1935
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Nevada | County: | Nye |
| Coordinates: | 36.9° North, 116.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 6.4° South, 82.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Ordovician | ||
| 10 m.y. bin: | Ordovician 2-4 | ||
| Key time interval: | Whiterockian | Zone: | O? |
| Age range of interval: | 470.00000 - 457.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Pogonip | Formation: | Antelope Valley | ||
| Local section: | N side Meiklejohn Peak | Local bed: | 500 below base of massive unit of the Eureka ft | ||
| Local order: | top to bottom | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Whiterockian | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" | ||
| Lithology description: thin-bedded | |||
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
| Geology comments: carbonate platform | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with silica |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collectors: | J. Ross, Jr. |
Metadata
| Also known as: | SF 142 | ||
| Database number: | 104283 | ||
| Authorizer: | S. Finnegan | Enterer: | S. Finnegan |
| Modifier: | J. Marcot | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-02-07 12:04:21 | Last modified: | 2023-09-05 14:23:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-02-07 12:04:21 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 25410. | R. J. Ross, Jr. and C. R. Longwell. 1964. Middle and Lower Ordovician Formations in Southernmost Nevada and Adjacent California. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1180-C:C1-C101 [S. Finnegan/S. Finnegan/J. Marcot] |