UCMP loc. D-373, south side of Payson Canyon, White-Inyo Mountains: Montezuman, California

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Annulocyathidae
Annulofungia sp. Krasnopeeva 1955
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:California County:Inyo
Coordinates: 37.3° North, 118.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:19.4° North, 151.3° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period: Cambrian Epoch: Series 2
Stage: Stage 3 10 m.y. bin: Cambrian 2
Key time interval: Montezuman
Age range of interval: 520 - 515.3 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Poleta
Stratigraphy comments: lower limestone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:massive,shelly/skeletal lithified argillaceous bafflestone
Secondary lithology: calcareous siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm Tectonic setting:passive margin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ)
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UCMP
Metadata
Database number:226371
Authorizer:J. Marcot Enterer:J. Marcot
Modifier:J. Marcot Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2022-07-01 19:05:11 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2022-07-01 19:05:11
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
82066. E. H. McKee and R. A. Gangloff. 1969. Stratigraphic distribution of archaeocyathids in the Silver Peak Range and the White and Inyo Mountains, western Nevada and Eastern California. Journal of Paleontology 43(3):716-726 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot]