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USNM720g, Brewster County, Texas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	30.374,-103.203
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Texas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Brewster County, Texas, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
USNM720g, Hess Ranch Horst, Glass Mountains	Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1977)	Skinner Ranch	Lower Skinner Ranch Fm.	"limestone"	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Ditomopyge sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Phillipsiidae : *Ditomopyge*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Isogramma sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Chileata : Dictyonellida : Isogrammidae : *Isogramma*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Acanthocrania alta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Acanthocrania : *Acanthocrania alta*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Composita apheles species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : *Composita apheles*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Hustedia hessensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : Hustedia : *Hustedia hessensis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Enteletes stehlii species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Enteletidae : Enteletes : *Enteletes stehlii*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Rhipidomella hessensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : *Rhipidomella hessensis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Acosarina minuta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Acosarina : *Acosarina minuta*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Stenoscisma problematicum species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma : *Stenoscisma problematicum*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Tricoria hirpex species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : Tricoria : *Tricoria hirpex*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Cartorhium zoyei species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Cartorhium : *Cartorhium zoyei*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Crenispirifer angulatus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : Crenispirifer : *Crenispirifer angulatus*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Dielasma sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : *Dielasma*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Derbyia crenulata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia : *Derbyia crenulata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Meekella hessensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : *Meekella hessensis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Rhamnaria grandis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Aulostegidae : Rhamnaria : *Rhamnaria grandis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Acritosia peculiaris species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Cyclacanthariidae : Acritosia : *Acritosia peculiaris*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Eolyttonia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Lyttoniidae : *Eolyttonia*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Elliottella varicostata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Elliottella : *Elliottella varicostata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Kozlowskia alata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Kozlowskia : *Kozlowskia alata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Chonetinella biplicata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Chonetinella : *Chonetinella biplicata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Leurosina vulgarica species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Leurosina : *Leurosina vulgarica*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Scacchinella titan species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Scacchinellidae : Scacchinella : *Scacchinella titan*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Coopericus angustus species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Coopericus : *Coopericus angustus*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lophotichiidae : Assimulia : *Assimulia (Assimulia) tergida*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lophotichiidae : Paraduplophyllum : *Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) vermiculare*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Stegochiton coxi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Lepidopleurida : Leptochitonidae : Stegochiton : *Stegochiton coxi*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian

References

Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1977) Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, VI, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 32, 3161-3370

Hoare R. D., Smith A. G. (1984) Permian Polyplacophora (Mollusca) from west Texas, Journal of Paleontology 58 1, 82-103

Fedorowski J. (1987) Upper Paleozoic rugose corals from southwestern Texas and adjacent areas: Gaptank Formation and Wolfcampian corals, Palaeontologia Polonica 48, 3-271

Brezinski D. K. (1992) Permian trilobites from west Texas, Journal of Paleontology 66 6, 924-943

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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