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Ferguson Mountain, Nevada, USA

FormationFerguson Mountain
Age:290 - 279 Ma
Permian
IntervalSakmarian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections12
Number of Occurrences20

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
SJS-532Elko County, Nevada, USAFerguson Mountain
SJS-610Elko County, Nevada, USAFerguson Mountain
UCMP B-6193White Pine County, Nevada, USAFerguson Mountain
UCMP B-6215White Pine County, Nevada, USAFerguson Mountain
UCMP B-6241White Pine County, Nevada, USAFerguson Mountain
UCMP B-6253White Pine County, Nevada, USAFerguson Mountain

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Arcturus290 - 279 Ma
Permian
wackestone/packstone, "limestone"/sandstone, packstone/grainstone, "limestone", "reef rocks"106
Pequop279 - 272 Ma
Permian
wackestone/packstone, "limestone"/sandstone, "limestone", wackestone189

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Neomultithecopora mccutcheonae
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Multithecoporidae : Neomultithecopora : Neomultithecopora mccutcheonae298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Cladochonus shawi
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Cladochonus : Cladochonus shawi298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Pseudozaphrentoides hanseni
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Cyathopsidae : Pseudozaphrentoides : Pseudozaphrentoides hanseni298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Pseudocystophora complexa
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Durhaminidae : Pseudocystophora : Pseudocystophora complexa295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Kleopatrina ftatateeta
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Kleopatrina : Kleopatrina ftatateeta295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Kleopatrina simplex
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Kleopatrina : Kleopatrina simplex295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Paraheritschioides californiense
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Paraheritschioides : Paraheritschioides californiense290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Paraheritschioides stevensi
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Paraheritschioides : Paraheritschioides stevensi295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Protowentzelella cystosa
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Protowentzelella : Protowentzelella cystosa298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Tschussovskenia connorsensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lithostrotionidae : Tschussovskenia : Tschussovskenia connorsensis298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Stereostylus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophophyllidae : Stereostylus298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Petalaxis elyensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Petalaxidae : Petalaxis : Petalaxis elyensis298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Wilson E. C., Langenheim R. L. (1962) Rugose and tabulate corals from Permian rocks in the Ely Quadrangle, White Pine County, Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 36, 495-520
Fedorowski J., Bamber E. W., et al (2007) , Lower Permian colonial rugose corals, western and northwestern Pangaea: taxonomy and distribution, 1-231
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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