SUNY-B 243 Beartooth Butte, Beartooth lake: Emsian, Wyoming
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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| 3 specimens | ||||||||||
| Ridged axis (dia. 3-10 mm) | ||||||||||
| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
| Ridged axis (dia. 10-20 mm) | ||||||||||
| 2 specimens | ||||||||||
| Ridged axis with dichotomous ramification (dia. 3-10 mm) | ||||||||||
| 2 specimens | ||||||||||
| Ridged axis with lateral ramification (dia. 3-10 mm) | ||||||||||
| 5 specimens | ||||||||||
| Ridged axis with abundant small ramifications (dia. <3 mm) | ||||||||||
| >5 specimens | ||||||||||
| Sinuous axis (dia. <3 mm) | ||||||||||
| 3 specimens | ||||||||||
| Sinuous axis (dia. 3-10 mm) | ||||||||||
| 2 specimens | ||||||||||
| Sinuous axis with dichotomous ramification (dia. 3-10 mm) | ||||||||||
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Psilophytopsida
- Psilophytales
- Psilophytaceae
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| Mentioned by collector. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Wyoming | County: | Park |
| Coordinates: | 45.0° North, 109.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 24.9° South, 73.8° West (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Devonian | Epoch: | Early Devonian |
| Stage: | Emsian | 10 m.y. bin: | Devonian 2 |
| *Period: | Early/Lower Devonian | *Epoch: | Emsian |
| Key time interval: | Emsian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 410.62 - 393.47 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Beartooth butte |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red or brown "limestone" |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | adpression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | poor |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Size sorting: | poor |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | allochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Rock censused: | 2 # of surfaces (quadrat) |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 31000 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Stein | Enterer: | M. Gonzalez |
| Modifier: | M. Gonzalez | Research group: | paleobotany |
| Created: | 2003-04-02 13:34:28 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-04-02 13:34:28 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 6895. | W. E. Stein. 2002. SUNY-Binghamton Paleobiology Collection. [W. Stein/N. Smith/N. Smith] |