USNM724c, Gilliland Canyon, Glass Mountains: Roadian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Lepidocrania tardispinosa Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Acanthocrania densispina Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Chonetinetes angustisulcatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida
Rhytisia rugosa Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
(7 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera sulcata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Liosotella costata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris lappacea Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Peniculauris costata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia transitoria Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(3 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria sp. Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Collemataria batilliformis Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Coscinophora magnifica Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
? Pseudoleptodus informal sp. 7 Stehli 1956
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia sp. King 1938
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Heteralosia hystricula (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cooperinidae
Cooperina subcuneata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges trivialis Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
(2 measurements)
Edriosteges multispinosus Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhamnaria vinnula Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Goniarina sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Tropidelasma corniculum Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella calathica Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia cincinnata Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Derbyia laqueata Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Pontisia stehlii Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
ssp. tumidosa
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Petasmatherus pumilus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp. Conrad 1839
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina mesoplatys (King 1931)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes densus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Chondronia ovalis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae
Pseudodielasma sp. Brill 1940
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris crassibecca Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer formulosus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia consuta Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina cellulana Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis ziczac Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Cyrtorostra varicostata Branson 1930
Newell and Boyd 1995
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas
Coordinates: 30.4° North, 103.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.4° North, 33.2° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Roadian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 3
Key time interval:Roadian
Age range of interval:273.01000 - 266.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Road Canyon
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:slope
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:105874
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-02-26 14:30:52 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-02-26 14:30:52
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11454. 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]

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]
11472 N. D. Newell and D.W. Boyd. 1995. Pectinoid bivalves of the Permian-Triassic crisis. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 227:1-95 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]