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T-1: T, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)40.77,-111.825
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationUtah, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
T-1: T(B) Ft. DouglasSchubert J K, Bottjer D J (1995)ThaynesMost recently, the Thaynes formation has been separated into four facies belts, which include a basinal facies, an outer shelf facies, an inner shelf facies, and a red bed facies. the basinal facies consists of dark grey to black very siltly lime mudstones and gray to loive drab siltstones and shales. The outer shelf facies belt is characterized by dark grayish brown whole fossil wackestone, ranging to light gray bioclastic grainstone, with minor interbedded sanstone, siltstone, and mudstone. Thpackstone251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
T-3: T(B) Ft. DouglasSchubert J K, Bottjer D J (1995)ThaynesMost recently, the Thaynes formation has been separated into four facies belts, which include a basinal facies, an outer shelf facies, an inner shelf facies, and a red bed facies. the basinal facies consists of dark grey to black very siltly lime mudstones and gray to loive drab siltstones and shales. The outer shelf facies belt is characterized by dark grayish brown whole fossil wackestone, ranging to light gray bioclastic grainstone, with minor interbedded sanstone, siltstone, and mudstone. Thpackstone251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Holocrinus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Holocrinidae : Holocrinus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Miocidaris sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Miocidaridae : Miocidaris251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Heteroconchia
infraclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Heteroconchia251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Permophorus sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Myalina (Myalinella) sp.
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Myalina : Myalina (Myalinella)251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Promyalina sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Promyalina251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Bakevellia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Eumorphotis sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Etheripectinidae : Eumorphotis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Leptochondria sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Leptochondriidae : Leptochondria251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Trigoniacea
superfamily
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniacea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Elegantinia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Elegantinia251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

References

Schubert J K, Bottjer D J (1995) Aftermath of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event: Paleoecology of Lower Triassic carbonates in the western USA, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 116, 1-39
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