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Ferguson Mountain, Nevada, USA

Formation	Ferguson Mountain
Age:	290 - 279 Ma Permian
Interval	Sakmarian
Lithology	limestone
Number of Collections	12
Number of Occurrences	20

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
SJS-532	Elko County, Nevada, USA	Ferguson Mountain
SJS-610	Elko County, Nevada, USA	Ferguson Mountain
UCMP B-6193	White Pine County, Nevada, USA	Ferguson Mountain
UCMP B-6215	White Pine County, Nevada, USA	Ferguson Mountain
UCMP B-6241	White Pine County, Nevada, USA	Ferguson Mountain
UCMP B-6253	White Pine County, Nevada, USA	Ferguson Mountain

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Arcturus	290 - 279 Ma Permian	wackestone/packstone, "limestone"/sandstone, packstone/grainstone, "limestone", "reef rocks"	106
Pequop	279 - 272 Ma Permian	wackestone/packstone, "limestone"/sandstone, "limestone", wackestone	189

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Neomultithecopora mccutcheonae species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Multithecoporidae : Neomultithecopora : *Neomultithecopora mccutcheonae*	298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic
Cladochonus shawi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Cladochonus : *Cladochonus shawi*	298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic
Pseudozaphrentoides hanseni species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Cyathopsidae : Pseudozaphrentoides : *Pseudozaphrentoides hanseni*	298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic
Pseudocystophora complexa species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Durhaminidae : Pseudocystophora : *Pseudocystophora complexa*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Kleopatrina ftatateeta species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Kleopatrina : *Kleopatrina ftatateeta*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Kleopatrina simplex species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Kleopatrina : *Kleopatrina simplex*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Paraheritschioides californiense species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Paraheritschioides : *Paraheritschioides californiense*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Paraheritschioides stevensi species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Paraheritschioides : *Paraheritschioides stevensi*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Protowentzelella cystosa species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Protowentzelella : *Protowentzelella cystosa*	298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic
Tschussovskenia connorsensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lithostrotionidae : Tschussovskenia : *Tschussovskenia connorsensis*	298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic
Stereostylus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophophyllidae : *Stereostylus*	298.9 - 295.5 Ma Paleozoic
Petalaxis elyensis species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Petalaxidae : Petalaxis : *Petalaxis elyensis*	298.9 - 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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