USNM726t, Appel Ranch, Glass Mountains: Wordian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia filosa Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella skenoides Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Xenosteges quadratus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Echinosteges tuberculatus (King 1931)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhamnaria kingorum Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia hystricula (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cyclacantharia kingorum Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Eolyttonia sp. Frederiks 1924
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris lateralis Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Liosotella wordensis (King 1931)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Paucispinifera auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Grandaurispina crassa Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia pugilla Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
ssp. hebetata
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita enormis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Neophricadothyris conara Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Cartorhium retusum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(1 measurement)
Cartorhium orbiculatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Spiriferella propria Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma zebratum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Petasmatherus opulus Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina cerina Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas
Coordinates: 30.4° North, 103.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.6° North, 33.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Guadalupian
Stage:Wordian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Wordian
Age range of interval:266.90000 - 264.28000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Word Member:Appel Ranch
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
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:105934
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-02-27 11:29:35 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-02-27 11:29:35
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]