AMNH311, Quebrada Gramadál and Steel Hill, Amotape Mountains: Bashkirian - Moscovian, Peru

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Lindstroemella aff. patula (Girty 1911)
Rare category
(1 measurement)
Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Orbiculoidea prietana Chronic 1949
Rare category
(3 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Buxtonia peruviana (d'Orbigny 1842)
Rare category
recombined as Kochiproductus peruvianus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer aff. opimus Hall 1858
Common category
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Bellerophon informal sp. 1 de Montfort 1808
Rare category
(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae
Euphemites sp. Warthin 1930
Rare category
(2 measurements)
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum amotapense (Thomas 1930)
Common category
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Nuculana browni (Thomas 1928)
Rare category
recombined as Polidevcia browni
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Aviculopecten multiscalptus Thomas 1928
Common category
recombined as Heteropecten multiscalptus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Aviculopinna spp.
Rare category
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Allorisma barringtoni Thomas 1928
Common category
recombined as Exochorhynchus barringtoni
(4 measurements)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella meridionalis Thomas 1928
Rare category
see common names

Geography
Country:Peru State/province:Piura
Coordinates: 4.4° South, 80.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.4° South, 57.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 4
Key time interval:Bashkirian - Moscovian
Age range of interval:323.20000 - 307.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Tarma
Stratigraphy comments: Atokan = late Bashkirian or early Moscovian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Corals not included.
Metadata
Database number:41392
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-13 16:48:34 Last modified:2011-09-03 15:58:57
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-13 16:48:34
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11104. N. D. Newell, J. Chronic, and T.G. Roberts. 1953. Upper Paleozoic of Peru. Geological Society of America Memoir 58:1-276 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/P. Wagner]