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Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA

Group	Owens Valley
Formation(s)	Santa Rosa Flat
Age:	290 - 279 Ma Permian
Interval	Artinskian
Lithology	wackestone/packstone
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	2

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Conglomerate Mesa Buildup	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley
SJS-1217	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 10
SJS-913	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 9
SJS-805	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 8
S-2064	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 8
CS-4	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-1984	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 9
S-1704	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 10
S-1709	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 10
S-1829	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-1697	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 8
S-2073	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-2050	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-2083	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-1712	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-1714	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-1715	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-2080	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-0110	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
81-CM-56	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-1711	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
79-CM-89	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 10
S-1736	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7
S-2081	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 10
79-CM-114	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 9
S-2001	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 9
SJS-1354	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 9
SJS-1356	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 10
SJS-1359	Inyo County, California, USA	Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat	290 - 279 Ma Permian	limestone	1
Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 10	279 - 272 Ma Permian	limestone	34
Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 7	290 - 279 Ma Permian	limestone	35
Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 8	290 - 279 Ma Permian	limestone	12
Owens Valley - Santa Rosa Flat - 9	290 - 279 Ma Permian	limestone	6

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Tubiphytes sp. genus	6	Nigriporellidae : *Tubiphytes*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Cordillerastraea inyoensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Cordillerastraea : *Cordillerastraea inyoensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Malpaisia maceyi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Malpaisia : *Malpaisia maceyi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Pararachnastraea bellula species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Pararachnastraea : *Pararachnastraea bellula*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Pararachnastraea delicata species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Pararachnastraea : *Pararachnastraea delicata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Pararachnastraea owensensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Pararachnastraea : *Pararachnastraea owensensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Radiotrabeculopora reticulata species	7	Animalia : Porifera : Disjectoporidae : Radiotrabeculopora : *Radiotrabeculopora reticulata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Fusulinoidea superfamily	4.7	Foraminifera : Fusulinoidea	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Skinnerella davydovi species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Skinnerella : *Skinnerella davydovi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Skinnerella hexagona species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Skinnerella : *Skinnerella hexagona*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Skinnerella mcallisteri species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Skinnerella : *Skinnerella mcallisteri*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Crenulosepta delicata species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Crenulosepta : *Crenulosepta delicata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Crenulosepta fusiformis species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Crenulosepta : *Crenulosepta fusiformis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Crenulosepta inyoensis species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Crenulosepta : *Crenulosepta inyoensis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Crenulosepta rossi species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Crenulosepta : *Crenulosepta rossi*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Crenulosepta wahlmani species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Crenulosepta : *Crenulosepta wahlmani*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Cuniculinella sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae : *Cuniculinella*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Cuniculinella parva species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae : Cuniculinella : *Cuniculinella parva*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Inyoschwagerina elayeri species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Inyoschwagerina : *Inyoschwagerina elayeri*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Inyoschwagerina elongata species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Inyoschwagerina : *Inyoschwagerina elongata*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Inyoschwagerina linderae species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Inyoschwagerina : *Inyoschwagerina linderae*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Inyoschwagerina magnifica species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Inyoschwagerina : *Inyoschwagerina magnifica*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Nigribaccinus sp. genus	6	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : *Nigribaccinus*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Nigribaccinus elegans species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Nigribaccinus : *Nigribaccinus elegans*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Nigribaccinus giganteus species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Nigribaccinus : *Nigribaccinus giganteus*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Nigribaccinus nestelli species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudofusulinidae : Nigribaccinus : *Nigribaccinus nestelli*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Parafusulina cerrogordoensis species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Parafusulina : *Parafusulina cerrogordoensis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Parafusulina complexa species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Parafusulina : *Parafusulina complexa*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Parafusulina halli species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Parafusulina : *Parafusulina halli*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Parafusulina owensensis species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Parafusulina : *Parafusulina owensensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Parafusulina ubehebensis species	7	Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Parafusulina : *Parafusulina ubehebensis*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian

References

Rigby J. K., Linder G. A., et al (2004) A new occurrence of the "Hydrozoan" Radiotrabeculopora reticulata Fan, Rigby, and Zhang, 1991 in the Permian of California, Journal of Paleontology 78 2, 410-413

Stevens C. H., Stone P. (2009) New Permian durhaminid cerioid corals from east-central California, Journal of Paleontology 83 6, 946-953

Stevens C. H., Stone P. (2009) New Permian fusulinids from Conglomerate Mesa, southeastern Inyo Mountains, east-central California, Journal of Paleontology 83 1, 9-29

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