TX 7448-Young Co., Texas (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Young County, Texas (33.1° N, 98.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 3.2° S, 31.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Wayland Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)

• about horizon of No.9 post-Bunger cycle limestone.

Environment/lithology: shale

Primary reference: W. Lee, C.O. Nickell, J.S. Williams and L.G. Henbest. 1938. Stratigraphic and Paleontologic Studies of the Pennsylvanian and Permian Rocks in North-Central Texas. The University of Texas Publication 3801:1-252 [M. Patzkowsky/M. Patzkowsky/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1060: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 11.03.1999, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

• age assignment based on formation name
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartella concentrica Conrad 1842 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nuculopsis ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi, "Nuculopsis anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides
"Nuculopsis ventricosa" = Nuculopsis girtyi Schenck 1934 nut clam
"Nuculopsis anodontoides" = Economolopsis anodontoides Meek 1871 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Paleyoldia glabra Beede and Rogers 1898 clam
originally entered as "Palaeyoldia glabra"
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
Rostroconchia
 Conocardiida -
Conocardioidea sp. Miller 1889
Strophomenata
 Productida - Linoproductidae
Linoproductus prattenianus Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
 Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Hystriculina wabashensis Norwood and Pratten 1855
 Productida - Productellidae
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis, "Kozlowskia ? splendens" = Productus splendens
"Retaria lasallensis" = Kutorginella lasallensis Worthen 1873
"Kozlowskia ? splendens" = Productus splendens Norwood and Pratten 1855
originally entered as "Kozlowskia splendens?"
 Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae
 Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Wellerella osagensis Shumard and Swallow 1858
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Neospirifer sp., "Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari
Neospirifer sp. Fredericks 1919
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
 Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis
"Punctospirifer kentuckyensis" = Punctospirifer kentuckensis Shumard 1855
 Athyridida - Neoretziidae
Hustedia mormoni Marcou 1858
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
"Crania modesta" = Petrocrania modesta
"Crania modesta" = Petrocrania modesta White and St. John 1867