Bear Cove, north end and east side of Brock Mountain: Tuvalian, California
collected by J.P. Smith

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Patellidae
"Patella" stuarti n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Clydonautilidae
Styrionautilus sauperi (Haueri 1846)
Smith 1927
(3 measurements)
    = Proclydonautilus squawensis n. sp. Kummel 1953
Kummel 1953
Proclydonautilus ursensis n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
(2 measurements)
Cosmonautilus shastensis n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
(1 measurement)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae
Grypoceras (Gryponautilus) cooperi n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Aulacocerida - Aulacoceratidae
Dictyoconites americanus Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae
Atractites drakei n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Metasibiritidae
Tropiceltites frechi Hyatt and Smith 1905
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Haloritidae
Sagenites (Trachysagenites) erinaceus (Dittmar 1866)
Smith 1927
Juvavites (Anatomites) obsoletus n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Juvavites (Anatomites) mendenhalli Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Juvavites (Anatomites) konnincki Mojsisovics 1893
Smith 1927
Juvavites (Anatomites) intermittens Mojsisovics 1893
Smith 1927
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Juvavitidae
Gonionotites hyatti n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Gonionotites northi n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae
Tropites brockensis n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Tropites reticulatus Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Tropites ursensis n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Jovites pacificus n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Discotropites mojsvarensis Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Discotropites gemmellaroi Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Choristoceratidae
"Choristoceras" klamathense n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae
Halobia gigantea Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus ursensis n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae
Myophoria brockensis n. sp. Smith 1927
Smith 1927
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California
Coordinates: 40.8° North, 122.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:13.4° North, 53.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Carnian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 3
Key time interval: Tuvalian
Age range of interval: 233.4 - 227 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Hosselkus
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Zone of Tropites subbullatus, Juvavites subzone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:black lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USNM
Collectors:J.P. Smith
Metadata
Database number:142611
Authorizer:M. Clapham, D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham, C. Powers
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:vertebrate
Created:2013-04-14 01:53:13 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-14 01:53:13
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

8855. A. Hyatt and J. P. Smith. 1905. The Triassic cephalopod genera of America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 40:1-394 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

31775 B. Kummel. 1953. American Triassic coiled nautiloids. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 250:1-104 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
8858 J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers/M. Clapham]