Mazon Creek (YPM collection) (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: Grundy County, Illinois (41.3° N, 88.4° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 4.9° S, 23.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Francis Creek Shale Member (Carbondale Formation), Westphalian D (309.8 - 307.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified, concretionary, ferruginous mudstone

• Illinois basin
• ironstone concretions

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collected by S. S. Strong; reposited in the YPM

Primary reference: O. Harger. 1874. Notice of a new fossil spider from the Coal Measures of Illinois. The American Journal of Science and Arts, Third Series 7:219-223 [M. Clapham/A. Gomez/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 112630: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 14.07.2011, edited by Conrad Labandeira, April Kinchloe, Matthew Clapham, Priscilla Vazquez and Joseph Flannery-Sutherland

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Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
 Trigonotarbida - Lissomartidae
"Trigonotarbus schucherti n. sp." = Lissomartus schucherti9
"Trigonotarbus schucherti n. sp." = Lissomartus schucherti9 Petrunkevitch 1913
YPM169
 Trigonotarbida - Aphantomartidae
"Trigonomartus pustulatus" = Aphantomartus pustulatus9
"Trigonomartus pustulatus" = Aphantomartus pustulatus9 Scudder 1884
YPM 168
 Thelyphonida - Thelyphonidae
"Geralinura gigantea" = Geralinura carbonaria9
"Geralinura gigantea" = Geralinura carbonaria9 Scudder 1884 whip scorpion
YPM 147; YPM 596 (formerly from Langford collection in Petrunkevitch 1949 and Tetlie & Dunlop 2008)
 Araneae - Palaeothelidae
Palaeothele onoi n. sp.11
Palaeothele onoi n. sp.11 Selden 2021 spider
YPM IP.00162 (part of Arthrolycosa antiqua in Petrunkevitch 1913)
 Araneae - Arthrolycosidae
Arthrolycosa antiqua n. gen. n. sp.
Arthrolycosa antiqua n. gen. n. sp. Harger 1874 spider
YPM 161; 162, 163 (in Petrunkevitch, 1913) (not 162, according to Selden 2021)
 Opiliones - Nemastomoididae
"Protopilio longipes n. gen. n. sp." = Nemastomoides longipes9
"Protopilio longipes n. gen. n. sp." = Nemastomoides longipes9 Petrunkevitch 1913 harvestman
YPM 171
 Scorpiones - Eoctonidae
Eoctonus miniatus n. gen. n. sp.9
Eoctonus miniatus n. gen. n. sp.9 Petrunkevitch 1913 scorpion
YPM 131 (not YPM 132)
 Scorpiones - Anthracoscorpionidae
? Anthracoscorpio sp.8
? Anthracoscorpio sp.8 Kušta 1889 scorpion
YPM 126 (Eoscorpius typicus in Petrunkevitch 1913)
 Scorpiones - Palaeopisthacanthidae
Palaeopisthacanthus schucherti n. gen. n. sp.9
Palaeopisthacanthus schucherti n. gen. n. sp.9 Petrunkevitch 1913 scorpion
YPM 140
 Scorpiones - Paraisobuthidae
Paraisobuthus virginiae n. sp.8
Paraisobuthus virginiae n. sp.8 Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 scorpion
YPM 132 (Eoctonus miniatus in Petrunkevitch, 1913)
 Scorpiones - Telmatoscorpionidae
Telmatoscorpio brevipectus n. gen. n. sp.8
Telmatoscorpio brevipectus n. gen. n. sp.8 Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 scorpion
YPM 129 (Eoscorpius granulosus in Petrunkevitch, 1913)
 Scorpiones - Eoscorpiidae
"Eoscorpius granulosus n. sp." = Eoscorpius carbonarius9
"Eoscorpius granulosus n. sp." = Eoscorpius carbonarius9 Meek and Worthen 1868 scorpion
YPM 128 (not YPM 129 or 130)
 Scorpiones - Palaeobuthidae
Palaeobuthus distinctus n. gen. n. sp.9, Palaeobuthus distinctus8
Palaeobuthus distinctus n. gen. n. sp.9 Petrunkevitch 1913 scorpion
YPM 133; YPM 130 (in Kjellesvig-Waering 1986, Eoscorpius granulatus in Petrunkevitch, 1913)
Palaeobuthus distinctus8 Petrunkevitch 1913 scorpion
YPM 127
 Solifugae -
Protosolpuga carbonaria n. gen. n. sp.9
Protosolpuga carbonaria n. gen. n. sp.9 Petrunkevitch 1913 camel spider
YPM 155
 Phalangiotarbida - Architarbidae
"Geratarbus minutus n. sp." = Orthotarbus minutus9, Metatarbus triangularis n. gen. n. sp.9, Architarbus minor n. sp.9, Architarbus rotundatus9, Discotarbus deplanatus n. gen. n. sp.9
"Geratarbus minutus n. sp." = Orthotarbus minutus9 Petrunkevitch 1913 phalangiotarbid
YPM 176-181
Metatarbus triangularis n. gen. n. sp.9 Petrunkevitch 1913 phalangiotarbid
YPM 182
Architarbus minor n. sp.9 Petrunkevitch 1913 phalangiotarbid
YPM 189
Architarbus rotundatus9 Scudder 1868 phalangiotarbid
YPM 185, 186, 187
Discotarbus deplanatus n. gen. n. sp.9 Petrunkevitch 1913 phalangiotarbid
YPM 174, 175
Xiphosura
 Xiphosurida - Belinuridae
"Euproops danae" = Euproops danae7, "Euproops laevicula n. sp." = Euproops danae10, "Pringlia bispinosa n. sp." = Liomesaspis laevis10
"Euproops danae" = Euproops danae7 Meek and Worthen 1865
"Euproops laevicula n. sp." = Euproops danae10 Meek and Worthen 1865
"Pringlia bispinosa n. sp." = Liomesaspis laevis10 Raymond 1944
Insecta
 Eoblattida - Asyncritidae
Asyncritus reticulatus n. gen. n. sp.5
Asyncritus reticulatus n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 insect
YPM 44
 Eoblattida -
"Protoblattoidea" sellardsi5, "Protoblattoidea" minor5
"Protoblattoidea" sellardsi5 Handlirsch 1906 insect
YPM 57 unidentifiable larva
"Protoblattoidea" minor5 Handlirsch 1906 insect
YPM 58 unidentifiable larva
 Palaeodictyoptera - Homoiopteridae
Ametretus laevis n. gen. n. sp.6, Amousus mazonus n. gen. n. sp.6, Scepasma gigas n. gen. n. sp.6
Ametretus laevis n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 23
Amousus mazonus n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 20
Scepasma gigas n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 22
 Palaeodictyoptera - Eubleptidae
"Athymodictya parva n. gen. n. sp." = Eubleptus danielsi6
"Athymodictya parva n. gen. n. sp." = Eubleptus danielsi6 Handlirsch 1906 winged insect
YPM 18
 Palaeodictyoptera -
Diexodus debilis n. gen. n. sp.6
Diexodus debilis n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 21
 Diaphanopterodea - Prochoropteridae
Prochoroptera calopteryx n. gen. n. sp.5
Prochoroptera calopteryx n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 67
 Megasecoptera -
Lameereites curvipennis n. gen. n. sp.5
Lameereites curvipennis n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 66 "very shadowy fossil showing four wings of nymph…this highly interesting fossil…may be called in honor of my highly estimable opponent, Lameereites"
 Blattaria - Phyloblattidae
Phyloblatta diversipennis n. sp.5
Phyloblatta diversipennis n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 cockroach
YPM 60
 Dicondylia - Cheliphlebiidae
Cheliphlebia mazona n. sp.5
Cheliphlebia mazona n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 46
 Dicondylia - Eoblattidae
Anegertus cubitalis n. gen. n. sp.5
Anegertus cubitalis n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 43
 Dicondylia - Cacurgidae
Cacurgus spilopterus n. gen. n. sp.6, Spilomastax oligoneurus n. gen. n. sp.6
Cacurgus spilopterus n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 41
Spilomastax oligoneurus n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 42
 Dicondylia - Geraridae
"Gerarus latus n. sp." = Gerarus constrictus6, "? Gerarus reductus n. sp." = Gerarus constrictus6, "Gerarus collaris n. sp." = Gerarus collaris6, "Gerarus longicollis n. sp." = Gerarus collaris6, Gerarulus radialis n. gen. n. sp.6, Anepitedius giraffa n. gen. n. sp.6
"Gerarus latus n. sp." = Gerarus constrictus6 Scudder 1885 winged insect
YPM 33
"? Gerarus reductus n. sp." = Gerarus constrictus6 Scudder 1885 winged insect
YPM 35
"Gerarus collaris n. sp." = Gerarus collaris6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 34
"Gerarus longicollis n. sp." = Gerarus collaris6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 36
Gerarulus radialis n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 37
Anepitedius giraffa n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 38
 Cnemidolestodea - Cnemidolestidae
Narkema taeniatum n. gen. n. sp.6
Narkema taeniatum n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 40
 Cnemidolestodea - Spanioderidae
Dieconeura mazona n. sp.6, "Spaniodera acutipennis n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6, "Spaniodera elatior n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6, "Spaniodera schucherti n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6, "Spaniodera parvula n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6, "Spaniodera lata n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6, "Spaniodera longicollis n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6, "Spaniodera angusta n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6
Dieconeura mazona n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 31
"Spaniodera acutipennis n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6 Dana 1864 winged insect
YPM 28
"Spaniodera elatior n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6 Dana 1864 winged insect
YPM 26
"Spaniodera schucherti n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6 Dana 1864 winged insect
YPM 27
"Spaniodera parvula n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6 Dana 1864 winged insect
YPM 29
"Spaniodera lata n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6 Dana 1864 winged insect
YPM 25
"Spaniodera longicollis n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6 Dana 1864 winged insect
YPM 24
"Spaniodera angusta n. sp." = Miamia bronsoni6 Dana 1864 winged insect
YPM 30
 Notoptera - Adeloblattidae
Adeloblatta sellardsi5
Adeloblatta sellardsi5 Handlirsch 1906 winged insect
 Blattodea -
Blattoidea sp.3, "Dipeltis carri n. sp." = Blattoidea carri3, "Mylacris anceps n. sp." = Blattoidea anceps13, Blattoidea schuchertiana n. sp.3, Blattoidea sellardsiana n. sp.3, "Blattoidea" melanderi5
Blattoidea sp.3 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
E. mazona in Sellards, 1904 fig 10-12
"Dipeltis carri n. sp." = Blattoidea carri3 Schuchert 1897 cockroach
"Mylacris anceps n. sp." = Blattoidea anceps13 Sellards 1904 cockroach
Blattoidea schuchertiana n. sp.3 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
M. diplodiscus in Schuchert, 1897 fig 4, 5
Blattoidea sellardsiana n. sp.3 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
M. elongata in Sellards, 1904 fig 6, 7
"Blattoidea" melanderi5 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
YPM 63 unidentifiable larva
 Blattodea - Mesoblattinidae
"Blattoidea sellardsi n. sp." = Pareinoblatta sellardsi3
"Blattoidea sellardsi n. sp." = Pareinoblatta sellardsi3 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
M. diplodiscus in Sellards, 1904 fig 3
 Blattodea - Gyroblattidae
"Megablattina beecheri n. gen. n. sp." = Archoblattina beecheri12
"Megablattina beecheri n. gen. n. sp." = Archoblattina beecheri12 Sellards 1903 cockroach
 Blattodea - Archimylacridae
"Etoblattina mazona" = Asemoblatta mazona13
"Etoblattina mazona" = Asemoblatta mazona13 Scudder 1882 cockroach
 Blattodea - Mylacridae
Orthomylacris contorta n. sp.5, Platymylacris paucinervis n. sp.5, Mylacris diplodiscus13, "? Mylacris sellardsii n. sp." = Mylacris sellardsi4
Orthomylacris contorta n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 cockroach
YPM 61
Platymylacris paucinervis n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 cockroach
YPM 62
Mylacris diplodiscus13 Packard 1885 cockroach
"? Mylacris sellardsii n. sp." = Mylacris sellardsi4 Handlirsch 1906 cockroach
 Grylloblattodea - Epideigmatidae
Epideigma elegans n. gen. n. sp.5
Epideigma elegans n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 ice crawler
YPM 45
 Protorthoptera - Apithanidae
Apithanus jocularis n. gen. n. sp.6
Apithanus jocularis n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 39
 Protorthoptera -
Schuchertiella gracilis n. gen. n. sp.6
Schuchertiella gracilis n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 32
 Protorthoptera - Eucaenidae
"Eucaenus ovalis" = Eucaenus ovalis6, "Eucaenus minor n. sp." = Eucaenus ovalis5, "Eucaenus mazonus" = Eucaenus ovalis6
"Eucaenus ovalis" = Eucaenus ovalis6 Scudder 1885 winged insect
YPM 47-49
"Eucaenus minor n. sp." = Eucaenus ovalis5 Scudder 1885 winged insect
YPM 50
"Eucaenus mazonus" = Eucaenus ovalis6 Scudder 1885 winged insect
YPM 51
 Protorthoptera - Anthracothremmidae
Melinophlebia analis n. gen. n. sp.5, Silphion latipenne n. gen. n. sp.5, Pericalyphe longa n. gen. n. sp.5
Melinophlebia analis n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 55
Silphion latipenne n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 56
Pericalyphe longa n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 54
 Protorthoptera -
Eucaenus pusillus n. sp.5
Eucaenus pusillus n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 52
 Dicondylia -
Sypharoptera pneuma n. gen. n. sp.5
Sypharoptera pneuma n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 64
 Dicondylia - Syntonopteridae
Syntonoptera schucherti n. gen. n. sp.6
Syntonoptera schucherti n. gen. n. sp.6 Handlirsch 1911 winged insect
YPM 19
 Meganisoptera -
Paralogopsis longipes n. gen. n. sp.5
Paralogopsis longipes n. gen. n. sp.5 Handlirsch 1911 griffinfly
YPM 65
Myriapoda
 Pleurojulida - Pleurojulidae
Pleurojulus cf. biornatus16
Pleurojulus cf. biornatus16 Fritsch 1899 millipede
YPM 42861
 Zosterogrammida - Zosterogrammidae
Zosterogrammus stichostethus n. gen. n. sp.15
Zosterogrammus stichostethus n. gen. n. sp.15 Wilson 2005 millipede
YPM 204068, 204067, 19819, 204066
Osteichthyes
 Eurynotiformes - Amphicentridae
"Platysomus orbicularis" = Amphicentrum orbiculare2
"Platysomus orbicularis" = Amphicentrum orbiculare2 Newberry and Worthen 1870
 Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae
Platysomus circularis2
Platysomus circularis2 Newberry and Worthen 1870
 Dipnoi - Sagenodontidae
Sagenodus cristatus n. sp.2
Sagenodus cristatus n. sp.2 Agassiz 1838 lungfish
 Dipnoi -
Ctenodus cristatus1
Ctenodus cristatus1 Agassiz 1838 lungfish
Coelacanthimorpha
 Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Coelacanthus exiguus2
Coelacanthus exiguus2 Eastman 1902 coelacanth
Osteichthyes
 Actinopterygii - Haplolepidae
Pyritocephalus gracilis14
Pyritocephalus gracilis14 Westoll 1944 ray-finned fish
YPM 440
 Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae
Elonichthys perpennatus2, Elonichthys disjunctus n. sp.2
Elonichthys perpennatus2 Eastman 1902 ray-finned fish
Elonichthys disjunctus n. sp.2 Eastman 1903 ray-finned fish
1Agassiz 1838; 2Eastman 1903; 3Handlirsch 1906; 4Handlirsch 1906; 5Handlirsch 1911; 6Handlirsch 1911; 7Haug and Rötzer 2018; 8Kjellesvig-Waering 1986; 9Petrunkevitch 1913; 10Raymond 1944; 11Selden 2021; 12Sellards 1903; 13Sellards 1904; 14Westoll 1944; 15Wilson 2005; 16Wilson and Hannibal 2005