Hopkinsville (Glen Dean Fm.): Pendleian, Kentucky
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Blastoidea
- Pentremitida
- Pentremitidae
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Pentremites tulipaformis
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4 specimens | ||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Kentucky | County: | Christian |
| Coordinates: | 36.9° North, 87.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 12.1° South, 28.3° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Carboniferous | Epoch: | Mississippian |
| Stage: | Serpukhovian | 10 m.y. bin: | Carboniferous 3 |
| Key time interval: | Pendleian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 330.9 - 327.4 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Glen Dean Limestone | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: JA: Pendleian based on age of Glen Dean Formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
| Geology comments: No geology info given | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Blastoids only | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 22 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | M. Sommers |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1998-11-20 10:07:18 | Last modified: | 2009-08-28 15:31:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1998-11-20 10:07:18 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 5. | H. H. Beaver and A. J. Fabian. 1998. Color patterns in Mississippian (Chesterian) blastoids. Journal of Paleontology 72(2):332-338 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/M. Uhen] |