Antiquatonia portlockiana

By DPS Ammonite

• October 7, 2020

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Productida
Family: Productidae
Genus: Antiquatonia
Species: Antiquatonia portlockiana
Author Citation (Norwood & Pratten 1855)

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Carboniferous
Sub Period: Pennsylvanian
Epoch: Middle
International Age: Moscovian

Stratigraphy

Naco Formation

Provenance

Collector: Me
Acquired by: Field Collection

Dimensions

Width: 33 mm
Height: 23 mm
Thickness: 13 mm

Location

Kohl’s Ranch Paleo Site
Gila County
Arizona
United States

• antiquantonia portlockiana
• arizona
• desmoinian
• gila county
• kohls ranch
• moscovian
• naco formation
• pennsylvanian

Comments

A great example of a less common productid brachiopod preserved in calcite from the Kohl’s Ranch Paleo Site also known as the Indian Gardens Paleo Site east of Payson, Arizona.

Some workers refer to this as Antiquatonia portlockianus.

References:

Brew, D., & Beus, S. (1976). A Middle Pennsylvanian Fauna from the Naco Formation near Kohl Ranch, Central Arizona. Journal of Paleontology, 50(5), 888-906. Retrieved October 7, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/1303586 

Norwood, J. C. and Pratten H. 1855. Notice of Producti found in the Western States and Territories, with descriptions of twelve new species. Journal of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 111(1):5-22.