USNM733, Hegler (Ligon) Ranch, Guadalupe Mountains: Wordian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma gregarium (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Pseudoleptodus guadalupensis (Stehli 1956)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Sestropoma cribriferum Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Thamnosia capitanensis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera suspecta Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Paucispinifera spinosa Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida
Scapharina levis Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
Heteralosia magnispina Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria shumardi Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Craspedona newelli Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Micraphelia scitula Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Micraphelia subalata Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Dyoros (Dyoros) intrepidus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Elivina annectens Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(2 measurements)
Spiriferella sulcifer (Shumard 1858)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Rallacosta imporcata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita emarginata Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(4 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Thedusia trigonalis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(9 measurements)
Thedusia ventricosa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Hustedia demissa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Hustedia rupinata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
(31 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Anteridocus swallovianus (Shumard 1859)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Tautosia elegans (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Phrenophoria perplexa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Ptilotorhynchus delicatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Deltarina magnicostata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
Bryorhynchus bisulcatum (Shumard 1858)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Metriolepis nabis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Metriolepis pedicosa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Crenispirifer jubatus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(10 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina sapinea Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae
Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(4 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Reticulariina echinata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
? Altiplecus deltosus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(1 measurement)
Altiplecus trapezoidalis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Glossothyropsis cryptacanthoides Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Heterelasma shumardianum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sulcatum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Plectelasma guadalupense (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas
Coordinates: 31.9° North, 104.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.6° North, 33.5° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Permian Epoch: Guadalupian
Stage: Wordian 10 m.y. bin: Permian 4
Key time interval: Wordian
Age range of interval: 266.9 - 264.28 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Bell Canyon Member:Pinery
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
Museum repositories:USNM
Metadata
Database number:106108
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-03-02 14:27:29 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-03-02 14:27:29
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]