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USNM726n, Brewster County, Texas, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	30.385,-103.155
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Texas, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Brewster County, Texas, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
R.E. King 223, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains	Miller A. K., Furnish W. M. (1940)	Hess	uppermost Hess Formation	"limestone"	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
USNM726n, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains	Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1977)	Hess	Upper Hess Fm.	"limestone"	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Composita sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Composita*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Composita apheles species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : *Composita apheles*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Composita bucculenta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : *Composita bucculenta*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Composita mexicana species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : *Composita mexicana*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Composita subtilita species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : *Composita subtilita*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Hustedia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Neoretziidae : *Hustedia*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Rhipidomella hessensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : *Rhipidomella hessensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Acosarina sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : *Acosarina*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Acosarina minuta species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Acosarina : *Acosarina minuta*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Pugnoides sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Petasmariidae : *Pugnoides*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Pontisia ventricola species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Pontisiidae : Pontisia : *Pontisia ventricola*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Stenoscisma hadrum species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma : *Stenoscisma hadrum*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Phricodothyris sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : *Phricodothyris*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Reticulariina pusilla species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : Reticulariina : *Reticulariina pusilla*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Spiriferellina hilli species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferellinidae : Spiriferellina : *Spiriferellina hilli*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Heterelasma sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cryptonellidae : *Heterelasma*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Plectelasma guadalupense species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Plectelasma : *Plectelasma guadalupense*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Plectelasma kingi species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Plectelasma : *Plectelasma kingi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Derbyia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : *Derbyia*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Meekella sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : *Meekella*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Meekella attenuata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : *Meekella attenuata*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Meekella hessensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Meekellidae : Meekella : *Meekella hessensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Acritosia peculiaris species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Cyclacanthariidae : Acritosia : *Acritosia peculiaris*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Hercosia uddeni species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Hercosiidae : Hercosia : *Hercosia uddeni*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Echinauris sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : *Echinauris*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Marginifera sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : *Marginifera*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Kochiproductus sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Kochiproductus*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Peniculauris imitata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Peniculauris : *Peniculauris imitata*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Peniculauris ivesi species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Peniculauris : *Peniculauris ivesi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Micraphelia sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : *Micraphelia*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) amplexoides species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lophotichiidae : Paraduplophyllum : *Paraduplophyllum (Vacoea) amplexoides*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Crimites sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Adrianitidae : *Crimites*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Eothinites hessensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Metalegoceratidae : Eothinites : *Eothinites hessensis*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Perrinites hilli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Perrinitidae : Perrinites : *Perrinites hilli*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Popanoceras sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Popanoceratidae : *Popanoceras*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Stacheoceras sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vidrioceratidae : *Stacheoceras*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Stacheoceras rothi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vidrioceratidae : Stacheoceras : *Stacheoceras rothi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Eumedlicottia whitneyi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Medlicottiidae : Eumedlicottia : *Eumedlicottia whitneyi*	279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian

References

King R. E. (1931) The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda, The University of Texas Bulletin 3042, 1-245

Miller A. K., Furnish W. M. (1940) Permian ammonoids of the Guadalupe Mountain region and adjacent area, Geological Society of America Special Paper 26, 1-242

Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1977) Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, VI, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 32, 3161-3370

Fedorowski J. (1987) Upper Paleozoic rugose corals from southwestern Texas and adjacent areas: Gaptank Formation and Wolfcampian corals, Palaeontologia Polonica 48, 3-271

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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