Pitcairn, PA: Missourian, Pennsylvania
collected by P. E. Raymond 1908
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Edaphosauridae
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Edaphosaurus raymondi n. sp.
(Case 1908)
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1 fragment | ||||||
| nomen vanum belonging to Edaphosauridae | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Pennsylvania | County: | Allegheny |
| Coordinates: | 40.4° North, 79.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 7.1° South, 16.9° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Pennsylvanian |
| Stage: | Kasimovian | 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 5 |
| Key time interval: | Missourian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 305.90000 - 303.70000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Conemaugh | Formation: | Glenshaw | Member: | Pittsburgh red shale |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The Pittsburgh red shale belongs to the Glenshaw Fm. (Cecil et al., 2004, USGS Circ. 1264: 77-136) the latter being entirely Missourian in age (Eble et al., 2006, GSA Spec. Pap. 399: 197-222) | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported | ||
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. | Tectonic setting: | foreland basin |
| Geology comments: The Pittsburgh red shale is interpreted as a lacustrine deposit (Eble et al., 2006, GSA Spec. Pap. 399: 197-222). | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | CM | ||
| Collectors: | P. E. Raymond | Collection dates: | around 1908 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 80775 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Mueller | Enterer: | J. Dummasch |
| Modifier: | T. Liebrecht | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-05-07 05:38:35 | Last modified: | 2012-02-20 08:55:20 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2011-05-07 05:38:35 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 40303. | S. P. Modesto and R. R. Reisz. 1990. Taxonomic status of Edaphosaurus raymondi Case. Journal of Paleontology 64(6):1049-1051 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht] |