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Murchisonia

Murchisonia

Species of Murchisonia present in the Pennsylvanian of the American Midcontinent

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

Geological Range

Desmoinesian to Virgilian; Extinct.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Texas to Kansas.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Virgilian
Kanwaka Shale (KS)
Stranger Formation (KS)
Stranger Formation (Weston Shale Member) (KS)
Missourian
Vilas Shale (KS)
Desmoinesian
Deese Formation (Arnold Limestone Member) (OK)
Mineral Wells Formation (TX)
Mingus Shale (TX)
Pawnee Limestone (KS)
<i>Murchisonia sp.</i> from the Pawnee Limestone of Bourbon County, Kansas (KUMIP 273089).
Murchisonia sp. from the Pawnee Limestone of Bourbon County, Kansas (KUMIP 273089).