TX 7562-McColoch CO., Texas (Carboniferous to of the United States)

Where: McColloch County, Texas (31.5° N, 99.4° W: paleocoordinates 1.9° S, 31.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Harpersville Formation, Virgilian to Virgilian (303.7 - 286.0 Ma)

• so-called "Waldrip No.2 limestone"

Environment/lithology: carbonate

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 1105: authorized by Tom Olszewski, entered by Tom Olszewski on 12.03.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• age assignment based on formation name
Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
Composita ovata Mather 1915
 Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari, Neospirifer kansasensis
"Neospirifer triplicatus" = Neospirifer dunbari King 1933
Strophomenata
 Productida - Echinoconchidae
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis Owen 1852
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Aviculopinna sp. Meek 1864 oyster
 Cardiidia - Sanguinolitidae
Wilkingia terminale Hall 1852 clam