PBDB Collection

Stanley Cemetery (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Greene County, Indiana (39.1° N, 87.0° W: paleocoordinates 12.4° S, 29.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Brazil Formation, Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: mire or swamp; shale and sandstone

• The Brazil Formation consists of (in ascending order):1. 2 to 3 feet of the Lower Block Coal; 2. 25 feed of shale that is soft, dark gray, sandy and concretionary and that in so e places includes thin-bedded sandstone beds; in places the upper part of the unit is sandstone; 3. 2 feet of underclay; 4. 2 to 3 feet of the Upper Black Coal; 5. 25 feet of shale and thick-bedded sandstone; 6. 2 feet of undeclay; 7. 2 to 4 feet of the Minshall Coal; 8. 1 to 10 feet of black shale that grades upward into gray shale; 9. 1 to 9 feet of the Perth Limestone Member that in places is shaly limestone or calcareous shale in the lower part; 10. 10 to 20 feet of sandy shale; and 11. 0.1 to 1.0 foot of Coal II.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression, adpression

Collection methods: quarrying,

Primary reference: J. M. Wood. 1963. The Stanley Cemetery Flora (Early Pennsylvanian) of Greene County, Indiana. Indiana Department of Conservation Geological Survey Bulletin 29 [H. Sims/S. Ostrowski/J. Cassara]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 11197: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Summer Ostrowski on 23.07.2001, edited by Heather Lindon

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• This list is a compilation of varous mines in the Stanley Cemetery area, however Wood did not break down which plants came from which mine in his book.

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Neuropteridae
- Neuropteridae	Cyclopteris sp., Cyclopteris orbicularis Cyclopteris sp. Brongniart 1828 Brongniart Cyclopteris orbicularis Brongniart
Sphenopteridae
- Sphenopteridae	Sphenopteris (Hymenotheca) broadheadi Sphenopteris (Hymenotheca) broadheadi D. White
Aphlebia
-	Aphlebia crispa Aphlebia crispa (Gutbier) Presl
Trigonocarpus
-	Trigonocarpus sp. Trigonocarpus sp. Brongniart 1828 Brongniart
Lepidophyllum
-	Lepidophyllum sp. Lepidophyllum sp. Brongniart 1828 Brongniart
Cingularia
-	Cingularia sp. Cingularia sp. Weiss 1871 Weiss
Sigillariaceae
- Sigillariaceae	Sigillaria brardii, Sigillaria davreuxi, Sigillaria ? kidstoni, Sigillaria scutellata Sigillaria brardii Brongniart Sigillaria davreuxi Brongniart Sigillaria ? kidstoni Crookall Sigillaria scutellata Brongniart 1822 Brongniart

Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae	Lepidostrobophyllum ovatifolius, "Lepidodendron dichotomum" = Lychnophorites dichotomus, "Lepidodendron ? lanceolatum" = Lepidodendron, "Lepidodendron latifolium" = Lepidodendron, "Lepidodendron modulatum" = Lepidodendron, "Lepidodendron ophiurus" = Lepidodendron, "Lepidodendron vestitum" = Lepidodendron, "Lepidodendron wortheni" = Lepidodendron, Lepidodendron aculeatum, Lepidodendron obovatum, "Aspidiaria sp." = Lepidodendron Lepidostrobophyllum ovatifolius (Lesquereux) Hirmer "Lepidodendron dichotomum" = Lychnophorites dichotomus Sternberg 1820 Sternberg "Lepidodendron ? lanceolatum" = Lepidodendron Lesquereux "Lepidodendron latifolium" = Lepidodendron Lesquereux "Lepidodendron modulatum" = Lepidodendron Lesquereux "Lepidodendron ophiurus" = Lepidodendron Brongniart "Lepidodendron vestitum" = Lepidodendron Lesqueureux "Lepidodendron wortheni" = Lepidodendron Lesquereux Lepidodendron aculeatum Sternberg 1820 Sternberg Lepidodendron obovatum Sternberg 1820 Sternberg "Aspidiaria sp." = Lepidodendron Sternberg 1820 Presl
Whittleseya
-	Whittleseya sp. Whittleseya sp. Newberry 1853 Newberry
Diplothmema
-	Diplothmema obtusiloba Diplothmema obtusiloba (Brongniart) Stur
Aulacotheca
-	Aulacotheca sp. Aulacotheca sp. Halle 1933 Halle

Cordaitales -	Cordaianthus gemmifer Cordaianthus gemmifer Grand'Eury 1877 Grand'Eury
Macrostachya infundibuliformis
-	Macrostachya infundibuliformis Macrostachya infundibuliformis Bronn 1869 (Bronn) Schimper
Pachytesta
-	Pachytesta cf. vera Pachytesta cf. vera Hoskins and Cross 1946 Hoskins & Cross
Neuropteris heterophylla
-	"Neuropteris ? heterophylla" = Imparipteris heterophylla "Neuropteris ? heterophylla" = Imparipteris heterophylla Brongniart 1825 Brongniart
Callipteridium sullivanti
-	Callipteridium sullivanti Callipteridium sullivanti Lesquereux 1870 (Lesquereux) Weiss
Rhabdocarpos
-	"Rhabdocarpus cf. mansfieldi" = Rhabdocarpos, "Rhabdocarpus mamillatus" = Rhabdocarpos, "Rhabdocarpus multistriatus" = Rhabdocarpos "Rhabdocarpus cf. mansfieldi" = Rhabdocarpos Lesquereux "Rhabdocarpus mamillatus" = Rhabdocarpos Lesquereux "Rhabdocarpus multistriatus" = Rhabdocarpos (Presl) Lesquereux
Sigillariostrobus
-	Sigillariostrobus quadrangularis Sigillariostrobus quadrangularis (Lesquereux) White
Holcospermum
-	Holcospermum sp. Holcospermum sp. Nathorst 1914 Nathorst
Palaeostachya elongata
-	Palaeostachya elongata Palaeostachya elongata Presl 1876 (Presl) Weiss

Radiatopses - Medullosaceae	Neuropteris flexuosa, Neuropteris macrophylla, Neuropteris ? obliqua, Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris scheuchzeri, Neuropteris tenuifolia, Mariopteris ? hymenophylloides, Mariopteris mazoniana Neuropteris flexuosa Sternberg Neuropteris macrophylla (Brongniart) Kidston Neuropteris ? obliqua (Brongniart) Zeiller Neuropteris rarinervis Bunbury Neuropteris scheuchzeri Hoffman Neuropteris tenuifolia (Schlotheim) Zeiller Mariopteris ? hymenophylloides (Lesquereux) Kidston Mariopteris mazoniana (Lesquereux) D. White
Peltaspermopsida
Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae	Odontopteris subcuneata Odontopteris subcuneata Bunbury
Equisetopsida
Sphenophyllales -	Sphenophyllum cuneifolium, Sphenophyllum hauchecornei, Sphenophyllum emarginatum Sphenophyllum cuneifolium (Sternberg) Zeiller Sphenophyllum hauchecornei (Weiss) Remy Sphenophyllum emarginatum Brongniart 1822 Brongniart
Spiropteris
-	Spiropteris sp. Spiropteris sp. Schimper 1869 Schimper
Pinopsida
Cordaitanthales -	Cordaites borassifolius, Cordaites crassinervis, Cordaites principalis Cordaites borassifolius (Sternberg) Unger Cordaites crassinervis Heer Cordaites principalis (Germar) Geinitz
Cordaitopsida
- Cordaitaceae	? Cordaicarpon sp., Artisia sp. ? Cordaicarpon sp. Geinitz 1862 Geinitz Artisia sp. Sternberg 1838 Sternberg

Coniferales -	Lepidostrobus cf. incertus, Lepidostrobus variabilis Lepidostrobus cf. incertus Lesquereux Lepidostrobus variabilis Lindley and Hutton
Cardiocarpales -	"Cardiocarpon sp." = Cardiocarpus, "Cardiocarpon annulatum" = Cardiocarpus, "Cardiocarpon dilatatus" = Cardiocarpus, "Cardiocarpon ? ingens" = Cardiocarpus, "Cardiocarpon latealatum" = Cardiocarpus "Cardiocarpon sp." = Cardiocarpus Brongniart 1881 Brongniart "Cardiocarpon annulatum" = Cardiocarpus Newberry "Cardiocarpon dilatatus" = Cardiocarpus Lesquereux "Cardiocarpon ? ingens" = Cardiocarpus Lesquereux "Cardiocarpon latealatum" = Cardiocarpus Lesquereux
Polypodiopsida
Equisetales - Equisetidae	Annularia mucronata, Annularia radiata, Annularia sphenophylloides, Annularia stellata, Calamites cruciatus, Calamites suckowii, Asterophyllites equisetiformis, Calamostachys sp., Calamostachys ? paniculata, Calamostachys superba, Calamostachys tuberculata Annularia mucronata Schenck Annularia radiata (Brongniart) Sternberg Annularia sphenophylloides (Zenker) Gutbier Annularia stellata (Schlotheim) Wood Calamites cruciatus Sternberg Calamites suckowii Brongniart 1828 Brongniart Asterophyllites equisetiformis (Schlotheim) Brongniart Calamostachys sp. Schimper 1869 Schimper Calamostachys ? paniculata Weiss Calamostachys superba Weiss Calamostachys tuberculata (Sternberg) Weiss
Marattiales - Marattiidae	Asterotheca crenulata, Asterotheca cyathea, Asterotheca oreopteridia Asterotheca crenulata (Brongniart) Kidston Asterotheca cyathea (Schlotheim) Stur Asterotheca oreopteridia (Schlotheim) Kidston
- Gleicheniaceae	Oligocarpia missouriensis Oligocarpia missouriensis D. White
Renaultia chaerophylloides
-	Renaultia chaerophylloides Renaultia chaerophylloides Brongniart 1883 (Brongniart) Zeiller
Pteropsida
Filicinae -	Pecopteris clintoni, Pecopteris ? pseudovestita, Pecopteris ? serpillifolia, "Alethopteris davreuxi" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris), "Alethopteris decurrens" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris), "Alethopteris grandini" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris), "Alethopteris serlii" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris) Pecopteris clintoni Lesquereux Pecopteris ? pseudovestita D. White Pecopteris ? serpillifolia Lesquereux "Alethopteris davreuxi" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris) (Brongniart) Goeppert "Alethopteris decurrens" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris) (Artis) Zeiller "Alethopteris grandini" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris) (Brongniart) Goeppert "Alethopteris serlii" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris) (Brongniart) Goeppert
Pteridopsida
Filicales -	Palmatopteris furcata Palmatopteris furcata Brongniart 1893 (Brongniart) Potonie
Megalopteris dawsoni
-	Megalopteris dawsoni Megalopteris dawsoni Hartt 1868 (Hartt) E. B. Andrews