A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California
Colonial rugose corals are uncommon in Pennsylvanian rocks in North America and until now the only massive form known from rocks of this age south of the Arctic is an undescribed species of Petalaxis reported by Sutherland (1985) from Morrowan rocks in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. This report co...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022336000035307 2024-06-23T07:50:14+00:00 A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California Stevens, Calvin H. 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000035307 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022336000035307 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Paleontology volume 69, issue 4, page 787-789 ISSN 0022-3360 1937-2337 journal-article 1995 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000035307 2024-06-05T04:04:35Z Colonial rugose corals are uncommon in Pennsylvanian rocks in North America and until now the only massive form known from rocks of this age south of the Arctic is an undescribed species of Petalaxis reported by Sutherland (1985) from Morrowan rocks in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. This report concerns a second species of Petalaxis recovered from Desmoinesian rocks immediately west of Death Valley, California. Although only a single colony has been found, it is profoundly different from all other described species of this genus and is significant from the standpoint of its presence during a very long time span when there was an apparent dearth of massive rugose corals in most of North America. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge University Press Arctic Rugosa ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-62.633,-62.633) Sutherland ENVELOPE(168.467,168.467,-77.500,-77.500) Journal of Paleontology 69 4 787 789 |
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Colonial rugose corals are uncommon in Pennsylvanian rocks in North America and until now the only massive form known from rocks of this age south of the Arctic is an undescribed species of Petalaxis reported by Sutherland (1985) from Morrowan rocks in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. This report concerns a second species of Petalaxis recovered from Desmoinesian rocks immediately west of Death Valley, California. Although only a single colony has been found, it is profoundly different from all other described species of this genus and is significant from the standpoint of its presence during a very long time span when there was an apparent dearth of massive rugose corals in most of North America. |
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Stevens, Calvin H. A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California |
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A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California |
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A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California |
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A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California |
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A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California |
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A new Middle Pennsylvanian species of Petalaxis (Rugosa) from eastern California |
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new middle pennsylvanian species of petalaxis (rugosa) from eastern california |
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ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-62.633,-62.633) ENVELOPE(168.467,168.467,-77.500,-77.500) |
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Arctic Rugosa Sutherland |
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Arctic Rugosa Sutherland |
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