SH6 east of Gallatin (Swope Fm., Daviess Co., MO): Missourian, Missouri

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella sp. Ramsbottom 1952
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp. Brown 1849
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Missouri County:Daviess
Coordinates: 39.9° North, 94.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.7° South, 26.8° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period: Carboniferous Epoch: Pennsylvanian
Stage: Kasimovian 10 m.y. bin: Carboniferous 5
Key time interval: Missourian
Age range of interval: 305.9 - 303.7 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Swope Member:Hushpuckney shale
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:130
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:M. Sommers
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1998-11-20 10:07:18 Last modified:2006-08-07 00:47:13
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:09
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

12. J. M. Malinky and P. H. Heckel. 1998. Paleoecology and taphonomy of faunal assemblages in gray "core" (offshore) shales in Midcontinent Pennsylvanian cyclothems. Palaios 13(4):311-334 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Wagner]