Near type locality of Stark Shale (Dennis Fm., Neosho Co., KS): Missourian, Kansas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Ptylopora sp. McCoy 1844
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae
Fenestrellina sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae
Septopora sp.
Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae
Tabulipora sp.
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae
Rhabdomeson sp.
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Kansas County:Neosho
Coordinates: 37.7° North, 95.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.1° South, 28.8° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
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:Dennis Member:Stark 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:138
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]