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Plaxocrinus

Plaxocrinus

Species of Plaxocrinus present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent

Geological Range

Desmoinesian to Virgilian; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Texas to Missouri.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Virgilian
Auburn Shale (OK)
Lawrence Formation (Haskell Limestone Member) (KS)
Oread Limestone (KS)
Stranger Formation (Vinland Shale Member) (KS)
Missourian
Dennis Limestone (Winterset Limestone Member) (KS)
Dennis Limestone (Winterset Limestone Member) (OK)
Graford Formation (TX)
Iola Limestone (Avant Limestone Member) (OK)
Iola Limestone (Raytown Limestone Member) (KS)
Ochelata Formation (OK)
Plattsburg Limestone (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (Hickory Creek Shale Member) (KS)
Plattsburg Limestone (Merriam Limestone Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (OK, KS)
Stanton Limestone (Captain Creek Limestone Member) (KS)
Stanton Limestone (Stoner Limestone Member) (KS)
Wyandotte Limestone (MO)
Desmoinesian
Altamont Limestone (OK)
Oologah Limestone (OK)
<i>Plaxocrinus sp.</i> from the Stanton Limestone of Franklin County, Kansas (KUMIP 214549).
Plaxocrinus sp. from the Stanton Limestone of Franklin County, Kansas (KUMIP 214549).