USNM725e, Highway 62-180, D-Ranch Road: Capitanian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
Thompson et al. 2017
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Miocidaridae
Eotiaris guadalupensis Thompson 2017
Thompson et al. 2015
Echinoidea - Proterocidaridae
Pronechinus ? sp. Kier 1965
Thompson et al. 2017
Echinoidea - Archaeocidaridae
Archaeocidaridae indet. M'Coy 1844
Thompson et al. 2017
[entered as Archeocidaridae indet.]
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma gregarium (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Ombonia guadalupensis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Geyerella americana Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia informal sp. 1
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Derbyia texta Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Collemataria spatulata Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(1 measurement)
Eolyttonia sp. Frederiks 1924
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Rigbyellidae
Rigbyella girtyi (Wanner and Sieverts 1935)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Sestropoma cribriferum Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Thamnosia capitanensis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera latidorsata (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida
Scapharina levis Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia magnispina Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Micraphelia sp. Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Dyoros (Dyoros) hillanus (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Anomaloria anomala Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
(6 measurements)
Astegosia subquadrata (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VA category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris guadalupensis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Elivina detecta Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Eliva shumardi Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martinia rhomboidalis Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VA category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita affinis Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
Cleiothyridina pilularis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia rupinata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma trabeatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Aphaurosia scutata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Aphaurosia rotundata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(2 measurements)
Anteridocus bicostatus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Anteridocus swallovianus (Shumard 1859)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Lirellaria costellata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Strigirhynchia indentata (Shumard 1859)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Tautosia elegans (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Tautosia shumardiana (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Ptilotorhynchus delicatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Allorhynchus venustulum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Fascicosta longaeva (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Deltarina magnicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis sp. Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Crenispirifer myllus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Spiriferellina nuda Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina sp. (Reed 1944)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Paraspiriferina sapinea Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae
Sarganostega pressa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
Arionthia lamaria Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Timorina schuchertensis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Timorina ovata (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Heterelasma venustulum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp. King 1856
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Dielasma sulcatum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Dielasma cordatum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Plectelasma guadalupense (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae
Aneuthelasma amygdalinum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas
Coordinates: 31.9° North, 104.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.1° North, 33.2° 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: 264.28 - 259.51 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Bell Canyon Member:Lamar
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:105893
Authorizer:M. Clapham, V. Syverson Enterer:M. Clapham, V. Syverson
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-02-26 16:43:06 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-02-26 16:43:06
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]
56700 J. R. Thompson, E. Petsios, E. H. Davidson, E. M. Erkenbrack, F. Gao and D. J. Bottjer. 2015. Reorganization of sea urchin gene regulatory networks at least 268 million years ago as revealed by oldest fossil cidaroid echinoid. Scientific Reports 5(15541):1-9 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
62467 J. R. Thompson, E. Petsios, and D. J. Bottjer. 2017. A diverse assemblage of Permian echinoids (Echinodermata, Echinoidea) and implications for character evolution in early crown group echinoids. Journal of Paleontology 91(4):767-780 [V. Syverson/V. Syverson/M. Uhen]