Hanson Creek Formation, middle member, central Nevada: Maysvillian - Richmondian, Nevada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
subsp. major; identification requires confirmation
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Nevada
Coordinates: 39.8° North, 118.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.8° South, 132.5° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Ordovician Epoch: Late Ordovician
Stage: Katian 10 m.y. bin: Ordovician 5
*Period:Late/Upper Ordovician *Local age/stage:Late/Upper Maysvillian - Richmondian
Key time interval: Maysvillian - Richmondian
Age range of interval: 450.2 - 445.5 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Hanson Creek Member:middle
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Ross, Nolan and Harris, 1979
Metadata
Database number:28161
Authorizer:S. Holland Enterer:T. Hanson
Modifier:T. Hanson Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-01-26 22:38:28 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2003-01-26 22:38:28
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

7399. R. J. Elias. 1983. Late Ordovician solitary rugose corals of the Stony Mountain Formation, southern Manitoba, and its equivalents. Journal of Paleontology 57(5):924-956 [S. Holland/T. Hanson/P. Wagner]