TXV-68 (FS), near Jacksboro TX: Virgilian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Schwagerinidae
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Triticites sp.
Girty
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Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1834
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Anthozoa
- Stauriida
- Lophophyllidae
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Lophophyllidium linosum
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Lophophyllidium spinosum
Jeffords 1947
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| 5 specimens | ||||||||||
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Heteractinida
- Octactinellida
- Wewokellidae
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Wewokella contorta
King 1943
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| 8 specimens | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astartella varica
McChesney 1860
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| 6 specimens | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Pseudorthocerida
- Pseudorthoceratidae
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Pseudorthoceras knoxense
(McChesney 1859)
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| 6 specimens | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Pseudorthocerida
- Spyroceratidae
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Euloxoceras greeni
Dunbar and Condra 1933
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Tainoceratidae
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Tainoceras monilifer
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Goniatitida
- Schistoceratidae
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Schistoceras missouriense
(Miller and Faber 1892)
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Bactritida
- Bactritidae
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Bactrites sp.
Sandberger 1843
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Euomphalina
- Euomphalidae
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Straparolus subrugosus
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| 4 specimens | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
- Phymatopleuridae
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Worthenia tabulata
(Conrad 1835)
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| 2 specimens | ||||||||||
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Phymatopleura brazoensis
(Shumard 1860)
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Murchisoniina
- Gosseletinidae
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Glabrocingulum gravillense
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Trepospira depressa
(Cox 1857)
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| 2 specimens | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Bellerophontida
- Bellerophontidae
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Knightites tenuillineata
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Plagiogypta annulistriata
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Bradyphyllidum ? sp.
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| 1 specimen; could be Bradyphyllum | ||||||||||
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Ammonoidea indet.
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Nautiloidea indet.
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| coiled | ||||||||||
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Stenolaemata
- Cryptostomata
- Fenestellidae
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Fenestrellina ? sp.
d'Orbigny 1849
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| 5 specimens | ||||||||||
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Stenolaemata
- Rhabdomesida
- Rhabdomesidae
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Rhabdomeson ? sp.
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Elythidae
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Phricodothyris perplexa
(McChesney 1859)
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| 6 specimens | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Spiriferida
- Ambocoeliidae
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Crurithyris planoconvexa
(Shumard 1855)
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Athyrididae
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Composita subtilita
(Hall 1852)
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| 13 specimens | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Athyridida
- Neoretziidae
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Hustedia mormoni
(Marcou 1858)
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| 3 specimens | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Linoproductidae
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Linoproductus cora
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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| 7 specimens | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Echinoconchidae
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Juresania nebrascensis
(Owen 1852)
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| 2 specimens | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Productida
- Productellidae
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Retaria lasallensis
(Worthen 1873)
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| 29 specimens | ||||||||||
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Antiquatonia inflatus
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Kozlowskia spendens
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| 12 specimens | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Strophomenida
- Rugosochonetidae
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Neochonetes granulifer
(Owen 1852)
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
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Chonetinella plebia
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| 8 specimens | ||||||||||
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Strophomenata
- Orthotetida
- Derbyiidae
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Derbyia jacksborosis
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Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
(Leske 1778)
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| spines (17), plates (1) | ||||||||||
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Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet.
Miller 1821
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Jack |
| Coordinates: | 33.2° North, 98.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 5.8° South, 32.4° West |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| Stage: | Gzhelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 5 |
| Key time interval: | Virgilian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 303.7 - 298.9 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Cisco | Formation: | Graham | Member: | Finis Shale |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: 1.0-1.85 Covered shales, weather yellow and sandy 0.5-1.0 Shales, weathering clayey and yellow-brown, calcitic concretions; brown on fresh surface. 0.0-0.5 Brown-tan weathering shale with and limonitic and calcitic concretions, gray on fresh surfaces. | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ) |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:1.0-1.85 crinoids and fusulinids.
0.5-1.0 abundant brachiopods crinoids, echinoids 0.0-0.5 corals, brachiopods, coiled nautiloids, ammonoids, crinoids, echinoids | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | AMNH locality 5522 | ||
| Database number: | 217929 | ||
| Authorizer: | B. Seuss | Enterer: | B. Seuss |
| Modifier: | B. Seuss | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2021-02-18 00:18:07 | Last modified: | 2022-04-20 04:31:21 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2021-02-18 00:18:07 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 75524. | W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss] |