TX 7485-Young Co., Texas: Virgilian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica (Conrad 1842)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora illinoisensis (Worthen 1884)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Phricodothyris perplexa (McChesney 1859)
recombined as Condrathyris perplexa
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer triplicatus (Hall 1852)
replaced by Neospirifer dunbari
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita subtilita (Hall 1852)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Beecheria bovidens (Morton 1836)
recombined as Dielasma bovidens
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina wabashensis (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Kozlowskia ? splendens (Norwood and Pratten 1855)
original and current combination Productus splendens
originally entered as "Kozlowskia splendens?"
Retaria lasallensis (Worthen 1873)
recombined as Kutorginella lasallensis
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Juresania nebrascensis (Owen 1852)
recombined as Parajuresania nebrascensis
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Young
Coordinates: 33.1° North, 98.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.7° South, 32.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
Stage:Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 5
Key time interval:Virgilian
Age range of interval:303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Graham Member:Wayland sh
Stratigraphy comments: near base of Wayland sh
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:age assignment based on formation name
Metadata
Database number:1066
Authorizer:T. Olszewski, M. Patzkowsky Enterer:T. Olszewski
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-03-11 15:00:43 Last modified:2005-05-10 13:41:04
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:10
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

34. W. Lee, C.O. Nickell, J.S. Williams and L.G. Henbest. 1938. Stratigraphic and Paleontologic Studies of the Pennsylvanian and Permian Rocks in North-Central Texas. The University of Texas Publication 3801:1-252 [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/P. Wagner]