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Colpites

Colpites

Species of Colpites present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent

There are currently no identified species for this genus in the database.

Geological Range

Morrowan to Virgilian; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Texas to Iowa.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Virgilian
Deer Creek Limestone (KS)
Deer Creek Limestone (Rock Bluff Limestone Member) (KS)
Deer Creek Limestone (Ozawkie Limestone Member) (KS)
Lawrence Formation (Haskell Limestone Member) (KS)
Oread Limestone (Toronto Limestone Member) (KS)
Stranger Formation (KS)
Tecumseh Shale (KS)
Missourian
Cherryvale Formation (IA)
Cherryvale Shale (Westerville Limestone Member) (KS)
Graford Formation (Brownwood Shale Member) (TX)
Plattsburg Limestone (Spring Hill Limestone Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Captain Creek Limestone Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Rock Lake Shale Member) (KS)
Desmoinesian
Big Branch Formation (OK)
Big Branch Formation (Pumpkin Creek Limestone Member) (OK)
Millsap Lake Formation (Grindstone Creek Member) (TX)
Mingus Shale (TX)
Morrowan
Hale Formation (OK)
Morrow Formation (OK)
Wapanucka Limestone (OK)
Unknown Stage
Coal Measures (MO)
<i>Colpites sp.</i> from the Deer Creek Limestone of Douglas County, Kansas (KUMIP 141148).
Colpites sp. from the Deer Creek Limestone of Douglas County, Kansas (KUMIP 141148).