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Washington, USA

FormationWashington
Member(s)Middle Washington Limestone
Age:299 - 252 Ma
Paleozoic
IntervalPermian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences4

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Dunkard Basin Permian Greene County, Pennsylvania, USAWashington
near Elm GrooveOhio County, West Virginia, USAWashington - Middle Washington Limestone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Pittsburgh - Benwood Limestone303 - 299 Ma
Carboniferous
limestone1
Washington - Middle Washington Limestone296 - 268 Ma
Permian
limestone1

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Barbclabornia luedersensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Bransonelliformes : Barbclabornia : Barbclabornia luedersensis298.9 - 252.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthacanthus compressus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Diplodoselachidae : Orthacanthus : Orthacanthus compressus298.9 - 252.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthacanthus platypternus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Diplodoselachidae : Orthacanthus : Orthacanthus platypternus298.9 - 252.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Orthacanthus texensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Diplodoselachidae : Orthacanthus : Orthacanthus texensis298.9 - 252.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Zatrachys serratus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Zatracheidae : Zatrachys : Zatrachys serratus296.4 - 268 Ma
Permian

References

Johnson G. D. (1992) Chondrichthyan Biostratigraphy of the North American Permian System, Occasional Publications ESRI, New Series 8B, 41-50
Urban M., Berman D. S. (2007) First occurrence of the late Paleozoic amphibian Zatrachys serratus (Temnospondyli, Zatrachydidae) in the Eastern United States, Annals of Carnegie Museum 76 3, 157-164
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