Conical Hill (Carboniferous of the United States)

Also known as Diamond Peak Fm, Conical Hill, NV

Where: Eureka County, Nevada (39.5° N, 116.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 9.0° S, 58.3° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mamet 15 foram zone, Diamond Peak Formation, Meramecian (342.9 - 335.4 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, sandy, conglomeratic limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M., J.r. Gordon and T. W. Henry. 1990. Marginovatia, a Mid-Carboniferous Genus of Linoproductid Brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology 64(4):532-551 [N. Bonuso/P. Monarrez/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 141310: authorized by Nicole Bonuso, entered by Pedro Monarrez on 24.03.2013

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Taxonomic list

Strophomenata
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Marginovatia eurekensis Gordon and Henry 1990