USGS M619, Saurian Hill: Illyrian, Nevada
collected by N.J. Silberling 1956-1965

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae
Epigymnites alexandrae (Smith 1914)
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Eutomoceras laubei Meek 1877
6 specimens
Parafrechites dunni (Smith 1914)
40 specimens
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proteusitidae
Tozerites gemmellaroi (Arthaber 1911)
9 specimens
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Longobarditidae
Longobardites ? parvus (Smith 1914)
1 specimen
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Aplococeratidae
Aplococeras vogdesi (Hyatt and Smith 1905)
12 specimens
Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Trematoceratidae
? Michelinoceras cf. campanile (Mojsisovics 1869)
3 specimens
synonym of Trematoceras elegans
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Nevada County:Pershing
Coordinates: 40.3° North, 118.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:11.2° North, 42.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Middle Triassic
Stage:Anisian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 2
Key time interval:Illyrian Ammonoid zone: meeki
Age range of interval:243.80000 - 242.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Star Peak Formation:Prida Member:Fossil Hill
Local section:Saurian Hill M607-622 Local bed:8.8 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Parafrechites dunni beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:lenticular,gray lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified calcareous siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:basinal (carbonate)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USNM
Collectors:N.J. Silberling Collection dates:1956-1965
Metadata
Database number:110987
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-06-17 11:46:15 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-06-17 11:46:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10526. N. J. Silberling and K. M. Nichols. 1982. Middle Triassic Molluscan Fossils of Biostratigraphic Significance from the Humboldt Range, Northwestern Nevada. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1207 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan/A. McGowan]