Earliest report of the genus Phyricodothyris George (Brachiopoda: Reticularioidea) in North America
Annals of Carnegie Museum
By: J.L. Carter, A.D. Kollar, and D. K. Brezinski
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Abstract
Described from the Wymps Gap Member of the Mauch Chunk Formation of southwestern Pennsylvania and adjacent Maryland is a new species, Phyricodothyris lauriegrahamae, of the Upper Mississippian reticulariod brachiopod Phyricodothyris George, 1932. The Wymps Gap Limestone from which the type material was collected is middle Chesterian (late Visdan) in age. This is the first report of this genus from confirmed Mississippian rocks in North America.
Suggested Citation
Carter, J., Kollar, A., Brezinski, D., 2008, Earliest report of the genus Phyricodothyris George (Brachiopoda: Reticularioidea) in North America: Annals of Carnegie Museum, v. 77, no. 2, p. 253-257.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Earliest report of the genus Phyricodothyris George (Brachiopoda: Reticularioidea) in North America |
| Series title | Annals of Carnegie Museum |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Annals of Carnegie Museum |
| First page | 253 |
| Last page | 257 |