Ervay Carbonate Rock Member, Park City Formation of Wyoming: Lopingian, Wyoming

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites sp. Warthin 1930
Euphemitopsis subpapillosus (White 1876)
recombined as Euphemitopsis subpapillosa
Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae
Conocardium sp. Bronn 1835
Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia sp. Wilson 1959
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Celtoides sp. Newell 1957
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus sp. King 1844
Schizodus canalis Branson 1930
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
? Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Cassianella sexradiata (Branson 1930)
synonym of Cassianoides sexcostatus
Aviculopecten cf. vanvleeti Beede 1902
recombined as Heteropecten vanvleeti
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Cyrtorostra varicostata Branson 1930
Aviculopecten cf. alternatus Branson 1930
synonym of Cyrtorostra varicostata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pseudomonotis sp. von Beyrich 1862
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblochondria guadalupensis (Girty 1908)
nomen dubium belonging to Guizhoupecten
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina (Myalina) sinuata (Branson 1930)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculopsis pulchra
Nuculopsis sp. Girty 1912
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
? Stearoceras sp. Hyatt 1893
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Prodentaliidae
Plagioglypta canna (White 1874)
recombined as Prodentalium canna
Stenolaemata - Fenestrata
Fenestrata indet. (Elias and Condra 1957)
synonym of Fenestelloidea
Stenolaemata - Trepostomata
Trepostomata indet. Ulrich 1882
entered as "Terpostomata"
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia phosphoriensis
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Composita mira (Girty 1899)
Composita subtilita (Hall 1852)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
Spiriferina cf. kentuckensis
Spiriferina sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
Spiriferina pulchra (Meek 1860)
recombined as Xestotrema pulchrum
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella cf. osagensis (Shumard and Swallow 1858)
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetes cf. ostiolatus Girty 1910
recombined as Komiella ostiolata
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Chonetidae
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
? Liosotella sp. Cooper 1953
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Bathymyonia sp.
Bathymyonia nevadensis (Meek 1877)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
? Echinauris sp. Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Muirwoodia multistriatus
synonym of Yakovlevia
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Sphenosteges sp. Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Sphenosteges hispidus (Girty 1920)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia magna
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Scyphozoa - Conulariida
Conulariida indet. Miller and Gurley 1896
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Wyoming
Coordinates: 43.0° North, 106.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:13.1° North, 30.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Lopingian
Age range of interval:259.51000 - 251.90200 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Park City Member:Ervay
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: Davydov et al. 2017 dated an ash bed in the upper Meade Peak Member at 260.57 ± 0.07 / 0.14 / 0.31 Ma, indicating that the Meade Peak is as young as uppermost Capitanian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lime mudstone
Secondary lithology: calcareous grainstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Alternating Lime Mudstone and Fine Limey """"Sandstone"""" (Grainstone)
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:11223
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:C. Ferguson
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2001-07-26 09:50:52 Last modified:2018-11-25 22:06:15
Access level:the public Released:2001-07-26 09:50:52
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4145.1% 17920E. L. Yochelson and D. H. Van Sickle. 1968. Biostratigraphy of the Phosphoria, Park City, and Shedhorn Formations; Geology of Permian Rocks in the Western Phosphate Field. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 313(D):572-660 [A. Miller/C. Ferguson/P. Wagner]