USNM738l, Cibolo Ranch, Chinati Mountains (Permian of the United States)

Where: Texas (29.9° N, 104.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 0.8° N, 34.7° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Thin-Bedded Zone Member (Cibolo Formation), Kungurian (279.3 - 272.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1972. Permian brachiopods of west Texas, I. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 14:1-231 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 102623: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 17.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Trilobita
 Proetida - Phillipsiidae
Delaria antiqua1, Delaria chinatiensis n. sp.1
Delaria antiqua1 Girty 1909 trilobite
Delaria chinatiensis n. sp.1 Brezinski 1992 trilobite
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Pernopecten yini3
Pernopecten yini3 Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
"Neophricadothyris cordata" = Permophricodothyris cordata2
"Neophricadothyris cordata" = Permophricodothyris cordata2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia cf. cuneata2, Hustedia consuta2
Hustedia cf. cuneata2 Cooper and Grant 1976
Hustedia consuta2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita sp.2
Composita sp.2 Brown 1849
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
Stenoscisma sp.2
Stenoscisma sp.2 Conrad 1839
 Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
Petasmatherus pumilus2
Petasmatherus pumilus2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Phrenophoria sp.2, Cenorhynchia saginata2
Phrenophoria sp.2 Cooper and Grant 1969
Cenorhynchia saginata2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Acosarina mesoplatys2
 Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma sp.2
Dielasma sp.2 Beede and Rogers 1900
 Terebratulida - Cryptonellidae
Heterelasma sp.2
Heterelasma sp.2 Girty 1909
 Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Paraspiriferina cellulana2
Paraspiriferina cellulana2 Cooper and Grant 1976
 Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae
Reticulariina sp.2, Reticulariina bufala2
Reticulariina sp.2 Fredericks 1916
Reticulariina bufala2 Cooper and Grant 1976
Strophomenata
 Productida - Aulostegidae
Rhamnaria sp.2
Rhamnaria sp.2 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Productida - Productellidae
Echinauris sp.2, Echinauris bella2
Echinauris sp.2 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Echinauris bella2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Paucispinifera sp.2, Liosotella costata2
Liosotella costata2 Cooper and Grant 1975
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Megousia auriculata2
Megousia auriculata2 Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
 Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Meekella sp.2
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus2
Dyoros (Dyoros) transversus2 Cooper and Grant 1975
1Brezinski 1992; 2Cooper and Grant 1977; 3Newell and Boyd 1995