Mogofin Unit (Breathitt Fm., Perry Co., KY): Atokan, Kentucky
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Endothyridae
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Planoendothyra cf. whitesidei
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40 specimens | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Planoendothyra cf. whitesidei" | ||||||||||
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Endothyranella kentuckyensis
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2.2 specimens | |||||||||
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Endothyranella inflata
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9.5 specimens | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Kentucky | County: | Perry |
| Coordinates: | 37.3° North, 83.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 11.5° South, 23.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 4 | ||
| Key time interval: | Atokan | ||
| Age range of interval: | 318.4 - 312.7 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Breathitt | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Atokan series |
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | marine indet. |
| Geology comments: Most specimens collected in shales, few in limestone. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,mechanical |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Most specimens collected in shales, a few in limestones | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Forams only | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 14 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | M. Sommers |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | micropaleontology |
| Created: | 1998-11-20 10:07:18 | Last modified: | 2006-08-06 23:43:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-11-20 13:53:09 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 4. | R. D. Hoare and M. T. Sturgeon. 1998. Pennsylvanian endothyroid foraminifera from the Appalachian Basin. Journal of Paleontology 72(3):405-418 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/J. Alroy] |