1 mile south of Wamego: Gzhelian, Kansas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Cavellinidae
Cavellina nebrascensis (Geinitz 1866)
Kellett 1935
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia winfieldensis Upson 1933
Kellett 1935
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cyprididae
? Carbonita tumida (Upson 1933)
Kellett 1935
var. magna
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Basslerella firma Kellett 1935
Kellett 1935
(1 measurement)
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Monoceratina lewisi Harris and Lalicker 1932
Kellett 1935
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Microcheilinellidae
Microcheilinella inflata Kellett 1935
Kellett 1935
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Bythocypris pediformis Knight 1928
Kellett 1935
recombined as Pseudobythocypris pediformis
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia florenaensis Upson 1933
Kellett 1934
synonym of Orthobairdia texana
Bairdia hoxbarensis Harlton 1927
Kellett 1934
recombined as Fabalicypris hoxbarensis
Bairdia seminalis Knight 1928
Kellett 1934
recombined as Cryptobairdia seminalis
Bairdia ? verwiebei Kellett 1934
Kellett 1934
(2 measurements)
Bairdia garrisonensis Upson 1933
Kellett 1934
Bairdia beedei Ulrich and Bassler 1906
Kellett 1934
Bairdia marmorea Kellett 1934
Kellett 1934
synonym of Bairdia beedei
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Sansabellidae
Jonesina bolliaformis (Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
recombined as Sansabella bolliaformis
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Amphissites pinguis (Ulrich and Bassler 1906)
recombined as Shleesha pinguis
Ostracoda - Palaeocopida - Kellettinidae
Knightina minuta (Harris and Lalicker 1932)
recombined as Kindlella minuta
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Kansas
Coordinates: 39.2° North, 96.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.5° South, 28.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
Stage:Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 5
Key time interval:Gzhelian
Age range of interval:303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Wabaunsee Formation:Falls City
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USNM
Metadata
Also known as:Kellett 40
Database number:133137
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-09-03 08:58:06 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2012-09-03 08:58:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29629. B. Kellett. 1933. Ostracodes of the Upper Pennsylvanian and the Lower Permian strata of Kansas: I. the Aparchitidae, Beyrichiidae, Glyptopleuridae, Kloedenellidae, Kirkbyiidae, and Youngiellidae. Journal of Paleontology 7(1):59-108 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

29634 B. Kellett. 1934. Ostracodes from the Upper Pennsylvanian and Lower Permian strata of Kansas: II. The genus Bairdia. Journal of Paleontology 8(2):120-138 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
29636 B. Kellett. 1935. Ostracodes of the Upper Pennsylvanian and the Lower Permian strata of Kanss: III. Bairdiidae (concluded), Cytherellidae, Cypridinidae, Entomoconchidae, Cytheridae, and Cypridae. Journal of Paleontology 9(2):132-166 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]