USNM703p, Gaptank Fm. (Uddenites Shale Mb.), Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains: Gzhelian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Gypospirifer anancites n. gen., n. sp. Cooper and Grant 1976
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Enteletes wolfcampensis King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR
Parenteletes cooperi King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Chonetinella costellata n. sp. Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR
recombined as Neochonetes (Huangichonetes) costellata
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Teguliferina boesei King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina sulcata n. sp. Cooper and Grant 1975
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae
Orthotetella wolfcampensis King 1931
Cooper and Grant 1977 VR
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Brewster
Coordinates: 30.4° North, 103.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.7° South, 37.5° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Pennsylvanian
Stage:Gzhelian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 5
Key time interval:Gzhelian
Age range of interval:303.70000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Gaptank Member:Uddenites-bearing Shale
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Virgilian.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "limestone"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USNM
Taxonomic list comments:A variety of papers list the brachiopods, nearly all gastropods, most bivalves (except primarily Paleotaxodonts), trilobites, chitons, siliceous sponges, rugose corals (only from Gaptank and Asselian/Sakmarian formations).
Metadata
Database number:43523
Authorizer:D. Bottjer Enterer:M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-14 14:32:45 Last modified:2004-08-14 17:32:45
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-14 14:32:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11454. G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

11407 G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1977. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, VI. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 32:3161-3370 [T. Olszewski/K. Tracy/M. Clapham]