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Pioche Shale - C-Shale, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA

FormationPioche Shale
MemberC-Shale
Age:513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
IntervalDyeran
Lithologyshale, "limestone"
Number of Collections7
Number of Occurrences44

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Locality ICS-1044Lincoln County, Nevada, USAPioche Shale - C-Shale
Locality ICS-1173Lincoln County, Nevada, USAPioche Shale - C-Shale
Lithology 1Lincoln County, Nevada, USAPioche Shale - C-Shale

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Pioche Shale513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
shale, sandstone, "limestone"15
Pioche Shale - Combined Metals513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
limestone, "shale"/"limestone"19

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Anomalocaris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Anomalocarididae : Anomalocaris516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Oryctocephalites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Oryctocephalidae : Oryctocephalites516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Bolbolenellus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Bolbolenellus516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Nephrolenellus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Nephrolenellus516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Bathynotus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Chengkouaspidae : Bathynotus516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Olenellus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Olenellus516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Olenellus gilberti
species
7Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Olenellus : Olenellus gilberti516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Brachiopoda
phylum
2Animalia : Brachiopoda516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Eothele sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Acrothelidae : Eothele516 - 513 Ma
Cambrian

References

Palmer A. R. (1998) Terminal Early Cambrian extinction of the Olenellina: documentation from the Pioche Formation, Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 72 4, 650-672
Palmer A. R. (1999) Oak Springs Summit section, type locality for the base of the Delamaran Stage, Laurentia 99: V field conference of the Cambrian Stage Subdivision Working Group, International Subcomission on Cambrian Stratigraphy, 26-28
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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