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Thaynes, USA

GroupThaynes
Formation(s)Thaynes
Member(s)Lower Shale
Middle Limestone
Age:251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
IntervalEarly Triassic
Lithologymudstone, marl, "limestone", siltstone, grainstone, lime mudstone, "shale"
Number of Collections50
Number of Occurrences180

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
D-4: DLincoln County, Wyoming, USAThaynes
Wood CanyonCaribou County, Idaho, USAThaynes - Thaynes
SR21Beaver County, Utah, USAThaynes
DH3-1Millard County, Utah, USAThaynes
MV-10Beaver County, Utah, USAThaynes
CP-0Millard County, Utah, USAThaynes
TO-A-1Wayne County, Utah, USAThaynes
USGS M-108Millard County, Utah, USAThaynes
DH1-0Millard County, Utah, USAThaynes
DV-1Millard County, Utah, USAThaynes
Winecup Ranch Elko County, Nevada, USAThaynes
Winecup Ranch Elko County, Nevada, USAThaynes
PLR35Elko County, Nevada, USAThaynes
Crittenden Springs drainage channelElko County, Nevada, USAThaynes
Paris BiotaBear Lake County, Idaho, USAThaynes - Lower Shale
Georgetown Bear Lake County, Idaho, USAThaynes - Lower Shale
Bed 2SCaribou County, Idaho, USAThaynes
Bed Stw-MISSCaribou County, Idaho, USAThaynes
Bed Tim1-2Caribou County, Idaho, USAThaynes
Paris CanyonBear Lake County, Idaho, USAThaynes - Middle Limestone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Dinwoody252 - 247 Ma
Phanerozoic
packstone, "limestone", "shale", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, "siliciclastic", "limestone"/"shale"275
Thaynes251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
packstone, wackestone, "limestone", "carbonate", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", siltstone/"limestone", grainstone/siltstone, "shale", siltstone, sandstone, mudstone, marl922
Thaynes - Lower Shale251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
mudstone/marl24
Thaynes - Middle Limestone251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
limestone1
Thaynes - Thaynes251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
limestone1

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Meekoceras mushbachanum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Prionitidae : Meekoceras : Meekoceras mushbachanum252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Caridea
infraorder
4.5Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Caridea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Penaeoidea
superfamily
4.7Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Penaeoidea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Litogaster sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Litogastroidae : Litogaster251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Ligulacaris parisiana
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Thylacocephala : Concavicarida : Concavicarididae : Ligulacaris : Ligulacaris parisiana251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Parisicaris triassica
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Thylacocephala : Concavicarida : Microcarididae : Parisicaris : Parisicaris triassica251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Orbiculoidea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Lingularia borealis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingularia : Lingularia borealis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Obnixia thaynesiana
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Notothyrididae : Obnixia : Obnixia thaynesiana251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Birgeria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Birgeriidae : Birgeria251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Birgeria americana
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Birgeriidae : Birgeria : Birgeria americana251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Saurichthys sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Actinopterygii
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Hybodontiformes
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Actinopterygii
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Actinopterygii251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Holocrinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Holocrinidae : Holocrinus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Shoshonura brayardi
species
7Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Shoshonura : Shoshonura brayardi251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Permophorus bregeri
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus : Permophorus bregeri251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Astartella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astartella251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Sinbadiella pygmaea
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Sinbadiella : Sinbadiella pygmaea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Unicardium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Unicardium251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Promysidiella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Mysidiellidae : Promysidiella251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Austrotindaria canalensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Neilonellidae : Austrotindaria : Austrotindaria canalensis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Bakevellia exporrecta
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia : Bakevellia exporrecta251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Confusionella loczyi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Confusionella : Confusionella loczyi251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Eobuchia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Eobuchia251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Crittendenia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Deltopectinidae : Crittendenia251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Pernopecten sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Pernopecten251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Scythentolium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Scythentolium251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
? no name ?
100251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis ericius
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Etheripectinidae : Eumorphotis : Eumorphotis ericius251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis hinnitidea
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Eumorphotis : Eumorphotis hinnitidea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis multiformis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Eumorphotis : Eumorphotis multiformis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Leptochondria curtocardinalis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Hunanopectinidae : Leptochondria : Leptochondria curtocardinalis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Leptochondria occidanea
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Hunanopectinidae : Leptochondria : Leptochondria occidanea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Leptochondria xijinwulanensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Leptochondriidae : Leptochondria : Leptochondria xijinwulanensis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Pleuronectites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pleuronectites251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Neoschizodus laevigatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Neoschizodus : Neoschizodus laevigatus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Unionites fassaensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Unionites : Unionites fassaensis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Coleoidea
subclass
3.3Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Coleoidea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Albanites americanus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Albanitidae : Albanites : Albanites americanus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Aspenites acutus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Aspenitidae : Aspenites : Aspenites acutus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Columbites parisianus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Columbitidae : Columbites : Columbites parisianus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Wyomingites aplanatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Dieneroceratidae : Wyomingites : Wyomingites aplanatus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Dagnoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Dinaritidae : Dagnoceras252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Anaflemingites russelli
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Flemingitidae : Anaflemingites : Anaflemingites russelli252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Flemingites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Flemingitidae : Flemingites252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Cordillerites angulatus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hedenstroemiidae : Cordillerites : Cordillerites angulatus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Hedenstroemia kossmati
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hedenstroemiidae : Hedenstroemia : Hedenstroemia kossmati252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Hedenstroemiidae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hedenstroemiidae251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Pseudosageceras multilobatum
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hedenstroemiidae : Pseudosageceras : Pseudosageceras multilobatum252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Inyoites oweni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Inyoitidae : Inyoites : Inyoites oweni252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Kashmirites stepheni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kashmiritidae : Kashmirites : Kashmirites stepheni251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Preflorianites toulai
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kashmiritidae : Preflorianites : Preflorianites toulai251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Lanceolites compactus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lanceolitidae : Lanceolites : Lanceolites compactus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lecanites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lecanitidae : Lecanites252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Juvenites dieneri
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Melagathiceratidae : Juvenites : Juvenites dieneri252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Juvenites kraffti
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Melagathiceratidae : Juvenites : Juvenites kraffti252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Juvenites septentrionalis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Melagathiceratidae : Juvenites : Juvenites septentrionalis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Paranannites aspenensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Melagathiceratidae : Paranannites : Paranannites aspenensis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Bajarunia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Bajarunia251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Bajarunia pilata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Bajarunia : Bajarunia pilata251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Caribouceras slugense
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Caribouceras : Caribouceras slugense251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Anasibirites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Anasibirites251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Meekoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Meekoceras252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Meekoceras gracilitatis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Meekoceras : Meekoceras gracilitatis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Meekoceras haydeni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Meekoceras : Meekoceras haydeni252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Wasatchites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Wasatchites251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Pseudaspidites wheeleri
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Proptychitidae : Pseudaspidites : Pseudaspidites wheeleri252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Tirolites cassianus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tirolites : Tirolites cassianus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Tirolites harti
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tirolites : Tirolites harti251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Tirolites smithi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tirolites : Tirolites smithi251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Xenoceltites cordilleranus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Xenoceltitidae : Xenoceltites : Xenoceltites cordilleranus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Xenodiscus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Xenodiscidae : Xenodiscus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Trematoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthoceratidae : Trematoceras251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Coscaites crassus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ussuritidae : Coscaites : Coscaites crassus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Strobeus batteni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Soleniscidae : Strobeus : Strobeus batteni251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Polygyrina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Goniospiridae : Polygyrina251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Laubopsis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Tricolnaticopsidae : Laubopsis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Chartronella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Paraturbinidae : Chartronella251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Abrekopsis depresispirus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticopsidae : Abrekopsis : Abrekopsis depresispirus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Pseudoleptomitus advenus
species
7Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Protomonaxonida : Leptomitidae : Pseudoleptomitus : Pseudoleptomitus advenus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

References

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Jenks J. F., Brayard A., et al (2010) New Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from Crittenden Springs, Elko County, Nevada: implications for taxonomy, biostratigraphy and biogeography, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 48, 1-41
Brayard A., Bylund K. G., et al (2013) Smithian ammonoid faunas from Utah: implications for Early Triassic biostratigraphy, correlation and basinal paleogeography, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 132, 141-219
Hofmann R., Hautmann H., et al (2014) Recovery of benthic marine communities from the end-Permian mass extinction at the low latitudes of eastern Panthalassa, Palaeontology 57, 547-589
Brayard A., Krumenacker L. J., et al (2017) Unexpected Early Triassic marine ecosystem and the rise of the Modern evolutionary fauna, Science Advances 3, e1602159
Romano C., Jenks J. F., et al (2017) Marine Early Triassic Actinopterygii from Elko County (Nevada, USA): implications for the Smithian equatorial vertebrate eclipse, Journal of Paleontology 91, 1025-1046
Brayard A., Jenks J. F., et al (2019) Ammonoids and nautiloids from the earliest Spathian Paris Biota and other early Spathian localities in southeastern Idaho, USA, Geobios 54, 13-36
Charbonnier S., Brayard A., et al (2019) New thylacocephalans from the Early Triassic Paris Biota (Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA), Geobios 54, 37-43
Thuy B., Escarguel G., et al (2019) A new brittle star (Ophiuroidea: Ophiodermatina) from the Early Triassic Paris Biota (Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA), Geobios 54, 55-61
Romano C., Argyriou T., et al (2019) Chondrichthyan teeth from the Early Triassic Paris Biota (Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA), Geobios 54, 63-70
Saucède T., Vennin E., et al (2019) A new holocrinid (Articulata) from the Paris Biota (Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA) highlights the high diversity of Early Triassic crinoids\r\n, Geobios 54, 45-53 doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2019.04.003
Botting J. P., Brayard A., et al (2019) A late-surviving Triassic protomonaxonid sponge from the Paris Biota (Bear Lake County, Idaho, USA), Geobios 54, 5-11
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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