D-5734 - East-facing roadcut: Late/Upper Mississippian, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Foraminifera
Foraminifera indet. (Eichwald 1830)
Watkins 1973 3 individuals
"foraminifers spp."
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
Watkins 1973 1 individual
unclassified
Blastozoa indet. Sprinkle 1973
Watkins 1973 28 individuals
"crinozoa spp."
Scaphopoda
Scaphopoda indet. Bronn 1862
Watkins 1973 3 individuals
"scaphopod sp. A"
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Euomphalus sp. Sowerby 1814
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida
Bellerophontida indet. Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"bellerophontacean"
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Neilsonia sp. Thomas 1940
Watkins 1973 18 individuals
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"other pelecypods"
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculavus sp. Tschernyschev 1943
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Modiomorphida
Modiomorphoidea indet. (Miller 1877)
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"modiomorphacean"
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella sp. Hall 1858
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
? Schizodus informal sp. B King 1844
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida
Pectinoidea indet. Rafinesque 1815
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"pectinacean"
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten sp. Girty 1903
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha interlineata (Meek and Worthen 1860)
Watkins 1973 3 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
? Etheripecten informal planoconvexa Watkins MS
Watkins 1973 7 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria informal californica Watkins MS
Watkins 1973 3 individuals
Streblochondria sp. Newell 1938
Watkins 1973 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia informal sp. A King 1848
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
Rhynchopora sp. King 1865
9 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida
Stenoscismatoidea indet. Oehlert 1887
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"stenoscisnatacean sp. A"
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida
Spiriferoidea indet. (King 1846)
Watkins 1973 2 individuals
"spiriferacean sp. C"
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida
Spiriferinida indet. Ivanova 1972
Watkins 1973 2 individuals
"spiriferinid sp. B"
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes californucus
121 individuals
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Krotovia informal sp. B Fredericks 1928
1 individual
Lissomarginifera shastensis Watkins 1974
172 individuals
Semicostella sp.
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Dictyoclostidae indet. Stehli 1954
4 individuals
spelled with current rank as Dictyoclostinae
"dictyoclostid sp. B"
? Setigerites sp.
2 individuals
Buxtonia cf. websteri
1 individual
Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Karavankina sp. Ramovs 1966
1 individual
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Fluctuaria sp.
2 individuals
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella informal sp. A Girty 1904
21 individuals
Fenestellida
Fenestellida indet.
Watkins 1973 48 individuals
includes "fenestellid type 1" and "fenestellid type 2"
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Sulcoreteporidae
Sulcoreteporidae indet. Bassler 1935
Watkins 1973 10 individuals
"sulcoreteporld type 1"
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Acanthocladiidae indet. Zittel 1880
Watkins 1973 11 individuals
"acanthocladiid"
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida
Rhabdomesida indet. Vine 1883
Watkins 1973 17 individuals
"rhabdomesid"
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Paladin bairdensis (Wheeler 1937)
Watkins 1973 3 individuals
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Shasta
Coordinates: 40.9° North, 122.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:7.2° North, 48.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Serpukhovian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Mississippian
Age range of interval:330.90000 - 323.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Baird
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Thin-bedded siltstones.
Environment:shoreface
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Database number:143613
Authorizer:N. Bonuso, J. Marcot Enterer:P. Monarrez, J. Marcot
Created:2013-04-25 09:44:57 Last modified:2013-04-24 18:44:57
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-25 09:44:57
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
46424. R. Watkins. 1974. Carboniferous Brachiopods from Northern California. Journal of Paleontology 48(2):304-325 [N. Bonuso/P. Monarrez]

Secondary references:

17057 R. Watkins. 1973. Carboniferous Faunal Associations and Stratigraphy, Shasta County, Northern California. AAPG Bulletin 57(9):1743-1764 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]