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McCloud Limestone, Shasta County, California, USA

Formation	McCloud Limestone
Age:	296 - 268 Ma Permian
Interval	Wolfcamp
Lithology	limestone
Number of Collections	15
Number of Occurrences	39

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
LACMIP 5312	Shasta County, California, USA	McCloud Limestone
LACMIP 1285	Shasta County, California, USA	McCloud Limestone
UCMP D-861	Shasta County, California, USA	McCloud Limestone
D-5766 - Basal outcrops of McCloud Limestone	Shasta County, California, USA	McCloud Limestone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
McCloud - A	304 - 299 Ma Carboniferous	limestone	69
McCloud - B	299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic	limestone	25
McCloud - C	299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic	limestone	82
McCloud - E	296 - 290 Ma Permian	limestone	97
McCloud - F	296 - 290 Ma Permian	limestone	155

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Composita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Composita*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Hustedia compressa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : Hustedia : *Hustedia compressa*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Perditocardinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : *Perditocardinia*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Schizophoria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : *Schizophoria*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Wellerella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : *Wellerella*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Crurithyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : *Crurithyris*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Neospirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : *Neospirifer*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Punctospirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : *Punctospirifer*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Spiriferellina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : *Spiriferellina*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Diplanus stanleyi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Diplanus : *Diplanus stanleyi*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Schuchertella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : *Schuchertella*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Neochonetes sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : *Neochonetes*	303.7 - 272.3 Ma Paleozoic
Neomultithecopora sandoi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Multithecoporidae : Neomultithecopora : *Neomultithecopora sandoi*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Bayhaium merriamorum species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Roemeriidae : Bayhaium : *Bayhaium merriamorum*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Enigmalites roberti species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Syringoporidae : Enigmalites : *Enigmalites roberti*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Aulophyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : *Aulophyllum*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Clisiophyllum oweni species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Clisiophyllum : *Clisiophyllum oweni*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Heritschioides carneyi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Heritschioides : *Heritschioides carneyi*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Heritschioides wexoi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Heritschioides : *Heritschioides wexoi*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Pararachnastraea mckibbinae species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Durhaminidae : Pararachnastraea : *Pararachnastraea mckibbinae*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Kleopatrina mccloudensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Kleopatrina : *Kleopatrina mccloudensis*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Kleopatrina raubae species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Kleopatrina : *Kleopatrina raubae*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Shastalasma coogani species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Shastalasma : *Shastalasma coogani*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Shastalasma gavini species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Shastalasma : *Shastalasma gavini*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Shastalasma woodi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Shastalasma : *Shastalasma woodi*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian
Wilsonastraea smithi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Wilsonastraea : *Wilsonastraea smithi*	296.4 - 268 Ma Permian

References

Watkins R. (1974) Carboniferous Brachiopods from Northern California, Journal of Paleontology 48 2, 304-325

Wilson E. C. (1982) Wolfcampian rugose and tabulate corals (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Lower Permian McCloud Limestone of northern California, Contributions in Science, National History Museum of Los Angeles County 337, 1-90

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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