Where: Oregon (44.1° N, 119.5° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 17.6° N, 45.7° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: cordilleranus ammonoid zone, Rail Cabin Argillite Formation, Sevatian (212.0 - 205.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Northwest Museum of Natural History (NWMNH)
Primary reference: D. G. Taylor and J. Guex. 2002. The Triassic/Jurassic System boundary in the John Day Inlier, east-central Oregon. Oregon Geology 64:3-28 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 157625: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.06.2014
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Monotis (Pacimonotis) subcircularis Gabb 1864 scallop |