Fifth Member of the Paradise Formation: Chesterian, Arizona

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Rhomopora sp.
Conetes oklahomensis
Cliothyridina sublamellosa
Levidentalium sp.
Shark teeth
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida
Cycloceras randolphensis
Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae
Orthonychia striatulus
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bucanopsis sp. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemus sp. M'Coy 1844
replaced by Euphemites
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
large species
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis (aff. Naticopsis) waterlooensis (Weller 1916)
original and current combination Naticopsis waterlooensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon illinoisensis
Parallelodon minima (Worthen 1884)
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina angulata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Paleolima (cf. Paleolima) chesterensis
original and current combination Palaeolima
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae
Deltopecten monroensis
Deltopecten (cf. Deltopecten) tahlequahensis Snider 1915
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria sp. McCoy 1851
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten sp. Hall 1883
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma robustum
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiola illinoiensis
corrected as Modiolus
Modiola fountainensis Weller 1916
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) fountainensis
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae
Edmondia genevievensis
Edmondia (cf. Edmondia) crassa Girty 1911
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus (cf. Schizodus) brannerianus
Schizodus chesterensis Meek and Worthen 1860
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (cf. Nucula) randolphensis
Nucula (cf. Nucula) platynotus
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (McChesney 1860)
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Echinoconchus rodeoensis Hernon 1935
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Buxtonia arkansanus
Productus inflatus McChesney 1860
recombined as Dictyoclostus inflatus
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Productus sp.
Productus fasciculatus McChesney 1860
recombined as Productus (Diaphragmus) fasciculatus
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus ovatus (Hall 1858)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Camarophoria explanata (McChesney 1860)
recombined as Coledium explanatum
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Spiriferina transversa (McChesney 1860)
recombined as Punctospirifer transversus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer arizonensis
Spirifer bifurcatus
Spirifer sp. Sowerby 1818
Spirifer leidyi Norwood and Pratten 1855
recombined as Anthracospirifer leidyi
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Brachythyris chesterensis
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Reticularia setigera
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziidae
Eumetria vera
Eumetria verneuilana
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita (cf. Composita) ozarkana
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Composita deltoides
Composita trinuclea (Hall 1856)
Composita laevis Weller 1914
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma shumardanum
Dielasma sp. King 1856
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
Girtyella brevilobata
Girtyella indianensis
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora cestriensis
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestella (cf. Fenestella) morrowensis
Fenestella multispinosa
Fenestella tenax Ulrich 1888
recombined as Rectifenestella tenax
Archimedes confertus
Archimedes invaginatus
Archimedes proutanus
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Reteporinidae
Phyllopora portalensis
replaced by Kingopora
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
Tabulipora sp.
Tabulipora tuberculata
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Cystodictyonidae
Cystodictya sp. Ulrich 1882
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Glyptopora sp.
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Paraparchites sp. Ulrich and Bassler 1906
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Griffithides sp. Portlock 1843
Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Pentremitidae
Pentremites sp. Say 1820
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Arizona County:Cochise
Coordinates: 31.9° North, 109.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.0° South, 47.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Carboniferous
Key time interval:Chesterian
Age range of interval:339.40000 - 318.10000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Paradise
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:ooidal,black "limestone"
Lithology description: Fifth member of the Paradise formation.- The Fifth member is a bed of black massive oolitic limestone from 5 to 9 feet in thickness known as the main oolite in this paper.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all macrofossils,some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,surface (float),surface (in situ)
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:124256
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:D. Mathieson
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-02-09 14:57:47 Last modified:2023-12-21 17:00:22
Access level:the public Released:2012-02-09 14:57:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

39478. R. M. Hernon. 1935. The Paradise Formation and its fauna. Journal of Paleontology 9(8):653-696 [J. Alroy/D. Mathieson]