Also known as AMNH locality 5536 Mapes loc.: BBTXV-117
Where: Jack County, Texas (33.2° N, 98.1° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 3.3° S, 30.8° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Finis Shale Member (Graham Formation), Virgilian (303.7 - 298.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; shale
•21.0-26.0 Shale, weathers brown and powdery, fossiliferous, calcite nodules.
•17.5-21.0 Shale, weathers tan-brown and clayey with calcitic and limonitic nodules, fossiliferous
•15.0-17.5 Shale, dark gray, weathers gray and clayey, fossiliferous, and phosphate nodules on surface.
•14.0-15.0 Shale, Very dark gray to black, weathers dark gray and shaley, sparingly fossiliferous on surface.
•13.0-14.0 Shale, dark gray, weathers gray and clayey, fossiliferous phosphate nodules on surface.
•11.4-13.0 Shale, gray, weathers tan with limonitic concretions, fossiliferous
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ)
Primary reference: W. Boston. 1988. The surficial geology, paleontology, and paleoecology of the Finis Shale (Pennsylvanian, Lower Virgilian) in Jack County, Texas. 293 [B. Seuss/B. Seuss/B. Seuss]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 217979: authorized by Barbara Seuss, entered by Barbara Seuss on 18.02.2021
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
•17.5-21.0 ammonoids, nautiloids, crinoids, gastropods and brachiopods.
•15.0-17.5 straight nautiloids, brachiopods and ammonoids
•13.0-14.0 gastropods, brachiopods, ammonoids
•11.4-13.0 brachiopods and crinoids.
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Perpetoceras bridgeportense, "Merceras" sp., Rugobactrites sp., Bradyphyllidum ? sp., Fish indet., Ammonoidea indet., Nautiloidea indet.
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"Fusulinida indet." = Fusilinida
"Fusulinida indet." = Fusilinida Wedekind 1937 | |
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"Marathonites ganti" = Cardiella ganti
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"Gonioloboceras goniolobum" = Gonioloboceras goniolobus
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| Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium semicostatum" = Prodentalium semicostatum
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"Pseudoconocardium lanterna" = Apotocardium lanterna
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Ianthinopsis paulideformis, "Ianthinopsis brevis" = Strobeus brevis
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Glabrocingulum welleri, Glabrocingulum gravillense, "Trepospira depressa" = Trepospira illinoisensis
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"Goniasma lasallensis" = Goniasma lasallense
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"Straparolus subrugosus" = Straparollus
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"Juresania nebrascensis" = Parajuresania nebrascensis
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"Phricodothyris perplexa" = Condrathyris perplexa
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| Crinoidea | |
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"Wewokella contorta" = Regispongia contorta
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Lophophyllidium linosum, "Lophophyllidium spinosum" = Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum
"Lophophyllidium spinosum" = Lophophyllidium (Lophophyllidium) absitum Jeffords 1947 horn coral 9 specimens
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