D-5742 - 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 1 individual
"foraminifers spp."
unclassified
Blastozoa indet. Sprinkle 1973
Watkins 1973 7 individuals
"crinozoa spp."
Gastropoda - Euomphalina
? Platyceratoidea indet. (Hall 1859)
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"platyceratacean(?)"
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Neritopsidae indet. Gray 1847
Watkins 1973 6 individuals
"neritopsid"
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina
Subulitoidea indet. (Lindström 1884)
Watkins 1973 2 individuals
"subulitacean sp. B"
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Neilsonia sp. Thomas 1940
Watkins 1973 49 individuals
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae
Murchisoniidae indet. Koken 1896
Watkins 1973 3 individuals
"murchisoniid"
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
Watkins 1973 4 individuals
"other pelecypods"
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Phestia sp. Chernyshev 1951
Watkins 1973 9 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Permophorus informal sp. A Chavan 1954
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella sp. Hall 1858
Watkins 1973 149 individuals
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae
Schizodus informal sp. A King 1844
Watkins 1973 11 individuals
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina sp. de Koninck 1842
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida
Pectinida indet. (Gray 1854)
Watkins 1973 17 individuals
"pectinacean"
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae
Acanthopecten sp. Girty 1903
Watkins 1973 2 individuals
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Annuliconchidae
Annuliconcha interlineata (Meek and Worthen 1860)
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
? Etheripecten informal planoconvexa Watkins MS
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Clavicosta informal sp. A Newell 1938
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae
Streblopteria informal californica Watkins MS
Watkins 1973 12 individuals
Streblochondria sp. Newell 1938
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Pernopecten cf. ohioensis Newell 1938
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida
Pterioidea indet. Gray 1847
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"pteriacean"
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Bakevellia informal sp. A King 1848
Watkins 1973 10 individuals
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866
Watkins 1973 12 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida
Spiriferoidea indet. (King 1846)
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"spiriferacean sp. B"
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina sp. Buckman 1906
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida
Spiriferinida indet. Ivanova 1972
Watkins 1973 3 individuals
includes "spiriferinid sp. A" and "spiriferinid sp. B"
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Orthotichia nawtawaketensis Watkins 1974
2 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Terebratulida indet. Waagen 1883
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"terebratulida sp. B"
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rugosochonetes californicus Watkins 1974
189 individuals
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Lissomarginifera shastensis Watkins 1974
4 individuals
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Dictyoclostidae indet. Stehli 1954
1 individual
spelled with current rank as Dictyoclostinae
"dictyoclostid sp. B"
? Setigerites sp.
1 individual
Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Ovatia sp.
3 individuals
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
Fluctuaria sp.
1 individual
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Schuchertella informal sp. A Girty 1904
1 individual
Fenestellida
Fenestellida indet.
Watkins 1973 24 individuals
includes "fenestellid type 1" and "fenestellid type 2" and "fenestellid type 3"
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Acanthocladiidae indet. Zittel 1880
Watkins 1973 69 individuals
"acanthocladiid"
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida
Rhabdomesida indet. Vine 1883
Watkins 1973 10 individuals
"rhabdomesid"
Trilobita - Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Paladin bairdensis (Wheeler 1937)
Watkins 1973 1 individual
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Watkins 1973 1 individual
"ostracods"
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 silstone.
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:143621
Authorizer:N. Bonuso, J. Marcot Enterer:P. Monarrez, J. Marcot
Created:2013-04-25 10:39:57 Last modified:2013-04-24 19:39:57
Access level:the public Released:2013-04-25 10:39:57
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]