USNM 13268. East flank of Willow Creek: Emsian, Nevada
collected by A. J. Boucot 1963
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Leptocoeliidae
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Leptocoelia cf. murphyi
Johnson 1970
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290 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchonellidae
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? Rhynchonellidae informal indet.
Gray 1848
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Acrospiriferidae
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Costispirifer sp.
Copper 1942
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476 specimens | ||||||
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Acrospirifer aff. murchisoni
(Castelneau 1843)
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620 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Elythidae
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Elytha sp.
Conrad
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2 specimens | ||||||
| synonym of Elita | |||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Ambocoeliidae
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Metaplasia cf. paucicostata
(Schuchert 1913)
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38 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Nucleospiridae
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Nucleospira sp.
Hall 1859
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Meristellidae
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Meristella cf. robertsensis
Merriam 1940
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458 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Anoplothecidae
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Coelospira pseudocamilla
Johnson 1970
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707 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferinida
- Cyrtinidae
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Cyrtina cf. varia
Clarke 1900
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55 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Rhipidomellidae
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Dalejina informal sp. B
Havlicek 1953
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457 specimens | ||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Orthida
- Dalmanellidae
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Levenea navicula
Johnson 1970
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115 specimens | ||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Leptostrophiidae
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Leptostrophia sp.
Hall and Clarke 1892
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10 specimens | ||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rafinesquinidae
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Leptaena sp.
Dalman 1828
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35 specimens | ||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Strophonellidae
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? Strophonella sp.
Hall 1879
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Strophodontidae
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Stropheodonta filicosta
Johnson 1970
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Megastrophia transitans
Johnson 1970
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Schuchertellidae
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"Schuchertella" informal sp. (coarse ribs)
Girty 1904
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7 specimens | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Nevada | County: | Eureka |
| Coordinates: | 39.9° North, 116.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 27.3° South, 55.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Altitude: | 6600 feet | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Devonian | Epoch: | Early/Lower Devonian |
| Stage: | Emsian | 10 m.y. bin: | Devonian 2 |
| Key time interval: | Emsian | Brachiopod zone: | Eurekaspirifer pinyonensis |
| Age range of interval: | 407.60000 - 393.30000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | McColley Canyon | Member: | Eurekaspirifer pinyonensis Zone |
| Regional section: | Formation | Regional bed: | 25+ ft |
| Regional order: | bottom to top | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite,replaced with silica |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | USNM | ||
| Collectors: | A. J. Boucot | Collection dates: | 1963 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | WCE | ||
| Database number: | 164801 | ||
| Authorizer: | P. Wagner | Enterer: | P. Wagner |
| Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2014-12-16 23:16:46 | Last modified: | 2023-11-27 15:53:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-12-16 23:16:46 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46256. | J. G. Johnson. 1970. Great Basin Lower Devonian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper (131)1-421 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] |