PTCP2-lower Foraker float (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Pottawatomie County, Kansas (39.5° N, 96.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 1.2° N, 26.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Hughes Creek sh? Member (Foraker Limestome Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore; gray shale

Primary reference: T. D. Olszewski and M. E. Patzkowsky. 1999. T.D. Olszewski''s Ph.D. - Penn State University. [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 860: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 08.03.1999

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Lissochonetes geronticus Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Productida - Productellidae
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
 Productida - Productidae
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina wabashensis Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Linoproductus magnispinus" = Linipalus magnispinus
"Linoproductus magnispinus" = Linipalus magnispinus Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia ? cymbula Hall and Clarke 1893
originally entered as "Derbyia cymbula?"
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis Shumard 1855
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris expansa Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella sp. Dunbar and Condra 1932
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
 Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella carbonaria Shumard and Swallow 1858
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
"Crania modesta" = Petrocrania modesta
"Crania modesta" = Petrocrania modesta White and St. John 1867
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia subscitula Meek and Hayden 1858 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Aviculopinna peracuta Shumard and Swallow 1858 oyster
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia terminale Hall 1852 clam