Brereton Limestone Type Section (Pawnee Fm., Fulton Co., Illinois): Desmoinesian, Illinois

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821
Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
unclassified
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
Punctospirifer sp. North 1920
Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Mesolobus sp. Dunbar and Condra 1932
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae
Derbyia sp. Waagen 1884
Trilobita
Trilobita indet. Walch 1771
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Illinois County:Fulton
Coordinates: 40.6° North, 90.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:4.9° South, 25.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period: Carboniferous Epoch: Pennsylvanian
10 m.y. bin: Carboniferous 4-5
Key time interval: Desmoinesian
Age range of interval: 312.7 - 305.9 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pawnee Member:Anna Shale
Stratigraphy comments: JA: all of the Desmoinesian collections in this paper are late Desmoinesian, see title of Swade 1985 in refs
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:80
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:M. Sommers
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1998-11-20 10:07:18 Last modified:2006-08-07 00:47:13
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:09
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
12. J. M. Malinky and P. H. Heckel. 1998. Paleoecology and taphonomy of faunal assemblages in gray "core" (offshore) shales in Midcontinent Pennsylvanian cyclothems. Palaios 13(4):311-334 [J. Alroy/M. Sommers/P. Wagner]