SH47 west of Altoona (Plattsburg Fm., Wilson Co., KS): Missourian, Kansas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium sp. Grabau 1928
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Girtycoeliidae
Girtycoelia sp. King 1933
originally entered as "Girtyocoelia sp."
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
originally entered as "Crinoidea sp."
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras sp. Conrad 1840
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Neochonetes sp. Muir-Wood 1962
Chonetinella sp. Ramsbottom 1952
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella sp.
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia sp. Hall and Clarke 1893
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer sp. Fredericks 1919
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Kansas County:Wilson
Coordinates: 37.5° North, 95.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.1° South, 29.2° 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:305.90000 - 303.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Plattsburg Member:Hickory Creek 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:162
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]