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Spring Creek, Wallowa County, Oregon, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)45.1167,-116.833
Co-ordinates Derivationestimated from map
Given LocationOregon, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Wallowa County, Oregon, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Spring Creek, Hells CanyonStanley, jr. G. D., Whalen M. T. (1989)Martin Bridge limestoneage based on ammonite Trophiceltites cf. columbianus"limestone"221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Chondrocoenia paradoxa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Chondrocoenia : Chondrocoenia paradoxa221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Astraeomorpha crassisepta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Astraeomorpha : Astraeomorpha crassisepta221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Cuifastraea granulata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Cuifastraeidae : Cuifastraea : Cuifastraea granulata221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Gablonzeria profunda
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Gablonzeriidae : Gablonzeria : Gablonzeria profunda221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Stuoresia sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Guembelastraeidae : Stuoresia221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Eocomoseris ramosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Eocomoseris : Eocomoseris ramosa221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Margarastraea pulchra
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Margarastraea : Margarastraea pulchra221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ampakabastraea cowichanensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pamiroseriidae : Ampakabastraea : Ampakabastraea cowichanensis221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Crassistella vesiculosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pamiroseriidae : Crassistella : Crassistella vesiculosa221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pamiroseris meriani
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pamiroseriidae : Pamiroseris : Pamiroseris meriani221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Cyathocoenia sp.
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pinacophyllidae : Cyathocoenia221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Distichophyllia norica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Distichophyllia : Distichophyllia norica221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kuhnastraea decussata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Kuhnastraea : Kuhnastraea decussata221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kuhnastraea incrassata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Kuhnastraea : Kuhnastraea incrassata221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Retiophyllia dawsoni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia : Retiophyllia dawsoni221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Retiophyllia parviseptum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia : Retiophyllia parviseptum221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Anthostylis acanthophora
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Anthostylis : Coccophyllum acanthophorum221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Meandrostylis grandiseptus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrostylis : Meandrostylis grandiseptus221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Stylophyllopsis lindstroemi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Stylophyllopsis : Stylophyllopsis lindstroemi221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Stylophyllopsis rudis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Stylophyllopsis : Stylophyllopsis rudis221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Recticostastraea wallowaensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Recticostastraea : Recticostastraea wallowaensis221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Heptastylis oregonensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Spongiomorphida : Spongiomorphidae : Heptastylis : Heptastylis oregonensis221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spongiomorpha tenuis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Spongiomorphida : Spongiomorphidae : Spongiomorpha : Spongiomorpha tenuis221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Hajarispongia whaleni
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Colospongiidae : Hajarispongia : Hajarispongia whaleni221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Amblysiphonella steinmanni
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Sebargasiidae : Amblysiphonella : Amblysiphonella steinmanni221.5 - 215.56 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

References

Senowbari-Daryan B., Stanley, jr. G. D. (1988) Triassic Sponges (Sphinctozoa) from Hells Canyon, Oregon, Journal of Paleontology 62 3, 419-423
Stanley, jr. G. D., Whalen M. T. (1989) Triassic Corals and Spongiomorphs from Hells Canyon, Wallowa Terrane, Oregon, Journal of Paleontology 63 6, 800-819
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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