USNM736, Rader Ridge, Guadalupe Mountains: Wordian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Lepidocrania sp. Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Petrocrania exasperata Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) intrepidus Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Micraphelia scitula Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia texta Cooper and Grant 1974
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Tropidelasma gregarium (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Sestropoma cribriferum Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Pseudoleptodus guadalupensis (Stehli 1956)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Thamnosia capitanensis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera suspecta Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(3 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida
Scapharina rugosa Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Echinosteges guadalupensis (Shumard 1858)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
Bryorhynchus gratiosum (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(3 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Madarosia anterolamellata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
Fascicosta longaeva (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Plectelasma guadalupense (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Dielasma sp. King 1856
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Dielasma subcirculare Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Dielasma sulcatum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Heterelasma shumardianum Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae
Elivina annectens Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
recombined as Bamberina annectens
(3 measurements)
Spiriferella sulcifer (Shumard 1858)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Rallacosta imporcata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina sapinea Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 C category
(8 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Crenispirifer jubatus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(2 measurements)
Metriolepis sp. Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Metriolepis nabis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Metriolepis pedicosa Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Altiplecus trapezoidalis Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
? Altiplecus deltosus Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(6 measurements)
Reticulariina sp. Fredericks 1916
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Reticulariina welleri (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Reticulariina echinata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae
Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant 1969
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
(3 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
Composita emarginata Girty 1908
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR category
Hustedia rupinata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 A category
Thedusia angustata Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(3 measurements)
Thedusia trigonalis (Girty 1908)
Cooper and Grant 1977 R category
(12 measurements)
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:266.90000 - 264.28000 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
Metadata
Database number:106138
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-03-03 13:58:03 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-03-03 13:58:03
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]
35341 B. R. Wardlaw. 2008. Paleontologic database for the Guadalupe Peak 1: 100,000 Quadrangle: a prototype for the National Paleontologic Database, Paleodata. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008–1141:1-99 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]