Union Chapel Mine: Westphalian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Selenichnites sp.
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Lucas and Lerner 2005 | |||||||||
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Arborichnus repetita
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Lucas and Lerner 2005 | |||||||||
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Undichna sp.
Anderson 1976
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Martin and Pyenson 2005 | |||||||||
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
- Dissorophidae
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Cincosaurus cobbi
Aldrich and Jones 1930
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Attenosaurus subulensis
Aldrich 1930
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Notalacerta missouriensis
Butts 1891
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Amphibia
- Temnospondyli
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Nanopus reidiae n. sp.
Haubold et al. 2005
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Amphibia
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Matthewichnus caudifer
Kohl and Bryan 1994
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Insecta
- Syntonopteridae
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Anniedarwinia alabamensis n. gen., n. sp.
Beckemeyer and Engel 2011
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Beckemeyer and Engel 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Univ. Alabama MNH PV2005.7.2.252 (UCM 1076) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Palaeodictyoptera
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Palaeodictyoptera indet.
Goldenberg 1877
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Atkinson 2005 | |||||||||
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Insecta
- Megasecoptera
- Ancopteridae
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Agaeoleptoptera uniotempla n. gen., n. sp.
Beckemeyer and Engel 2011
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Beckemeyer and Engel 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| Univ. Alabama MNH PV2005.0007.0260 (UCM2368/9) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Diaphanopterodea
- Namurodiaphidae
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Camptodiapha atkinsoni n. gen., n. sp.
Beckemeyer and Engel 2011
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Beckemeyer and Engel 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| McWane Science Center WSC #MSC9334 (UCM3045) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Holcospermum sp.
Nathorst 1914
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Trigonocarpus sp.
Brongniart 1828
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Trigonocarpus ampulliforme
Lesquereux 1884
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Sphenopteridae
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Sphenopteris elegans
(Brongniart 1822)
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Filicites elegans | ||||||||||
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Sphenopteris pottsvillea
Gastaldo and Boersma 1983
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
Potonie 1897
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Neuropteridae
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Cyclopteris sp.
Brongniart 1828
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Neuralethopteris pocahontas
White 1900
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Neuralethopteris biformis
Lesquereux 1880
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Carpolithes sp.
Schlotheim 1820
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Polypodiopsida
- Equisetales
- Calamitaceae
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Asterophyllites charaeformis
Goeppert 1844
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Calamostachys sp.
Schimper 1869
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Calamites goepperti
Ettingshausen 1854
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Calamites suckowii
Brongniart 1828
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Calamites undulatus
Sternberg 1825
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Pteropsida
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Alethopteris valida
Boulay 1876
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Lepidodendrales
- Lepidodendraceae
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Lepidophloios laricinus
(Sternberg 1820)
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Lepidostrobophyllum cf. majus
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Lepidophylloides intermedium
Lindley and Hutton 1831
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Aspidiopsis sp.
Potonie 1893
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Lepidodendron aculeatum
Sternberg 1820
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Lepidodendron obovatum
Sternberg 1820
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Sigillariaceae
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Syringodendron sp.
Sternberg 1820
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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unclassified
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Whittleseya elegans
Newberry 1853
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Myeloxylon sp.
Brongniart 1849
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Coniferales
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Lepidostrobus sp.
Brongniart 1828
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
| species A & B | ||||||||||
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Cordaitopsida
- Cordaitaceae
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Artisia sp.
Sternberg 1838
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Cordaicarpon sp.
Geinitz 1862
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Dilcher et al. 2005 | |||||||||
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Pinopsida
- Cordaitanthales
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Cordaites sp.
Unger 1850
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unclassified
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Diplichnites gouldi
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Lucas and Lerner 2005 | |||||||||
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Arenicolites longistriatus n. sp.
Rindsberg and Kopaska-Merkel 2005
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Rindsberg and Kopaska-Merkel 2005 | |||||||||
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Palaeophycus sp.
Hall 1847
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Lucas and Lerner 2005 | |||||||||
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Treptichnus apsorum n. sp.
Rindsberg and Kopaska-Merkel 2005
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Rindsberg and Kopaska-Merkel 2005 | |||||||||
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Protovirgularia sp.
M'Coy 1850
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Lucas and Lerner 2005 | |||||||||
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Kouphichnium sp.
Nopcsa 1923
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Lucas and Lerner 2005 | |||||||||
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Cochlichnus sp.
Hitchcock 1858
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Lucas and Lerner 2005 | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Walker |
| Coordinates: | 33.8° North, 87.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 12.7° South, 27.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | unpublished field data | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 4 |
| Key time interval: | Westphalian |
| Age range of interval: | 318.10000 - 306.95000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Pottsville | Member: | Mary Lee coal zone | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: Westphalian A |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "shale" | ||
| Secondary lithology: | lithified sandstone | ||
| Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal | Tectonic setting: | foreland basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression,trace |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taphonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Steven C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site | ||
| Database number: | 81525 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen, M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Uhen, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-06-29 15:25:43 | Last modified: | 2014-08-09 11:39:48 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-06-29 15:25:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 27502. | H. Haubold, A. Allen, T. P. Atkinson, R. J. Buta, J. A. Lacefield, S. C. Minkin, and B. A. Relihan. 2005. Interpretation of the tetrapod footprints from the early Pennsylvanian of Alabama. Alabama Paleontological Society Monograph 1:75-111 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 27511 | T. P. Atkinson. 2005. Arthropod body fossils from the Union Chapel Mine. Alabama Paleontological Society Monograph 1:169-176 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 41056 | R. J. Beckemeyer and M. S. Engel. 2011. Upper Carboniferous insects from the Pottsville Formation of northern Alabama (Insecta: Ephemeropterida, Palaeodictyopterida, Odonatoptera). Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 44:1-19 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 27506 | D. L. Dilcher, T. A. Lott, and B. J. Axsmith. 2005. Fossil plants from the Union Chapel Mine, Alabama. Alabama Paleontological Society Monograph 1:153-168 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 27504 | S. G. Lucas and A. J. Lerner. 2005. Lower Pennsylvanian invertebrate ichnofossils from the Union Chapel Mine, Alabama: A preliminary assessment. Alabama Paleontological Society Monograph 1:147-152 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 27512 | A. J. Martin and N. D. Pyenson. 2005. Behavioral significance of vertebrate trace fossils from the Union Chapel site. Alabama Paleontological Society Monograph 1:59-73 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 27503 | A. K. Rindsberg and D. C. Kopaska-Merkel. 2005. Treptichnus and Arenicolites from the Steven C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site (Langsettian, Alabama, USA). Alabama Paleontological Society Monograph 1:121-141 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |