USGS 3763 green, Comanche Canyon, Glass Mountains: Roadian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
"Zaphrentis" sp. Haime 1850
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Lindstroemiidae
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Amplexidae
"Amplexus" sp. Sowerby 1814
Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
(1 measurement)
(2 measurements)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
(1 measurement)
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Stenolaemata - Cryptostomida - Girtyporidae
Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae
Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae
Fistulipora sp. McCoy 1850
Fistulipora grandis var. guadalupensis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
(1 measurement)
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita mexicana (Hall 1857)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae
(2 measurements)
Cooper and Grant 1976
(1 measurement)
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
(2 measurements)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
(4 measurements)
Cooper and Grant 1974
Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae
(1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Cooper and Grant 1975
Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Productus guadalupensis var. comancheanus (1 measurement)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Productus subhorridus var. rugatulus (2 measurements)
Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae
(1 measurement)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas
Coordinates: 30.4° North, 103.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:3.9° North, 31.9° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Permian Epoch: Guadalupian
Stage: Roadian 10 m.y. bin: Permian 3
Key time interval: Roadian
Age range of interval: 274.4 - 266.9 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Word Member:China Tank
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,replaced with silica
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:108862
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-05-08 00:17:13 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2011-05-08 00:17:13
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
15631. G. H. Girty. 1909. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

18208 G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1974. Permian brachiopods of West Texas, II. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 15:233-793 [T. Olszewski/L. Fall]
23785 G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham]
23786 G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham]
27410 G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods of west Texas, V. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 24:2609-3159 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]