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Great Basin Paleontological Bibliography Robert B. Blodgett U.S. Geological Survey - Contractor, 4200 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 Ning Zhang GeoInformation Consulting, 2650 N.W. Roosevelt Dr., Corvallis, OR 97330 Albert H. Hofstra U.S. Geological Survey, MS 973, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 Jared R. Morrow Department of Geological Sciences, MC-1020, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182 Open-File Report 2006-1379 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Mark D. 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Suggested citation: Blodgett, R.B., Zhang, N., Hofstra, A.H., and Morrow, J.R., 2007, Great basin paleontological bibliography: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1379, 234 p. 1 Table of Contents Page 8 Introduction 9 Precambrian References 9 Algae 9 Ichnofossils (Trace fossils) 9 Metazoa 10 Stratigraphy 12 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 12 Paleozoic References 12 Cambrian References 12 Algae 12 Archaeocyathids 13 Arthropoda (other than Trilobita) 13 Brachiopoda 15 Conodonta 16 Corals 16 Echinodermata 16 Gastropoda 16 Hyolitha 17 Microfossils (not sorted by fossil group) 17 Mollusca 17 Problematica 18 Protista 18 Sponges (Porifera) 18 Trace Fossils (Ichnofossils) 19 Trilobita 27 Paleontology (not sorted by faunal or floral group) 27 Paleoecology 28 Paleogeography 28 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 28 Stratigraphy 35 Ordovician References 35 Acritarchs 35 Algae 36 Bivalvia 36 Brachiopoda 2 38 Cephalopoda 38 Chitinozoans 38 Conodonta 39 Corals – Rugosa 40 Echinodermata 41 Gastropoda 42 Graptolites 44 Hyolitha 44 Microfossils (not sorted by fossil group) 45 Ostracoda 45 Radiolaria 46 Sponges (Porifera) 47 Trace Fossils (Ichnofossils) 47 Trilobita 48 Paleontology (not sorted by faunal or floral group) 49 Paleoecology 49 Stratigraphy 58 Paleogeography 60 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 61 Petroleum Potential 61 Tectonics 61 Web Sites 61 Silurian References 61 Algae 62 Brachiopoda 63 Conodonta 64 Corals – Rugosa 64 Corals – Tabulata 65 Crustacea 65 Foraminifera 65 Gastropoda 65 Graptolites 66 Ostracodes 66 Sponges (Porifera) 67 Radiolaria 67 Vertebrata 67 Stratigraphy 72 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 73 Paleoecology 73 Paleogeography 3 74 Devonian References 74 Ammonoidea 74 Bivalvia 75 Brachiopoda 81 Cephalopoda 81 Conodonta 87 Corals – Rugosa 89 Corals – Tabulata 89 Crinoidea 89 Crustacea 90 Foraminifera 90 Gastropoda 91 Graptolites 92 Hyolitha 92 Ostracoda 94 Radiolaria 95 Sponges (Porifera) 95 Stromatoporoids 96 Tentaculita 96 Trace Fossils (Ichnofossils) 96 Trilobita 97 Vertebrata 99 Paleontology (not sorted by faunal or floral group) 99 Stratigraphy 112 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 113 Paleoecology 115 Petroleum Potential 115 Paleogeography 116 Tectonics 117 Alamo Breccia References 118 Mississippian References 118 Ammonoidea 120 Bivalvia 120 Brachiopoda 121 Bryozoa 122 Cephalopoda 122 Conodonta 125 Conularida 125 Corals – Rugosa 126 Crinoidea 4 127 Foraminifera 127 Gastropoda 128 Hyolitha 128 Ostracoda 128 Radiolaria 128 Sponges (Porifera) 129 Trace Fossils (Ichnofossils) 129 Trilobita 129 Vertebrata 129 Plants 129 Stratigraphy 137 Paleogeography 138 Paleoecology 139 Petroleum Potential 140 Tectonics 141 Chemostratigraphy 141 Pennsylvanian References 141 Ammonoidea 142 Bivalvia 142 Brachiopoda 145 Bryozoa 145 Cephalopoda 145 Conodonta 147 Corals – Rugosa 148 Corals – Tabulata 149 Crinoidea 149 Echinodermata (other than Crinoidea) 150 Foraminifera 150 Fusulinids 152 Gastropoda 153 Radiolaria 153 Scaphopoda 153 Sponges (Porifera) 153 Trilobita 153 Vertebrata 153 Paleontology (not sorted by faunal or floral group) 154 Stratigraphy 158 Paleoecology 159 Paleogeography 159 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 5 160 Tectonics 160 Permian References 160 Ammonoidea 161 Bivalvia 161 Brachiopoda 162 Bryozoa 163 Conodonta 166 Corals – Rugosa 167 Corals – Tabulata 167 Crinoidea 167 Foraminifera 167 Fusulinida 170 Gastropoda 171 Ophiuroidea 171 Polyplacophora 171 Radiolaria 172 Rostroconchia 172 Scaphopoda 172 Sponges (Porifera) 172 Trilobita 172 Vertebrata 173 Paleontology (not sorted by faunal or floral group) 173 Paleoecology 174 Petroleum Potential 174 Stratigraphy 180 Tectonics 181 Paleogeography 181 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 182 Mesozoic References 182 Triassic References 182 Ammonoidea 183 Bivalvia 185 Brachiopoda 186 Coleoidea 186 Conodonta 187 Corals (Scleractinia) 186 Crinoidea 187 Foraminifera 187 Gastropoda 188 Hydrozoa 6 188 Trace Fossils (Ichnofossils) 189 Nautiloidea 189 Ophiuroidea 189 Ostracoda 189 Sponges (Porifera) 189 Radiolaria 190 Vertebrata 193 Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography 194 Stratigraphy 197 Tectonics 198 Paleoecology 199 Paleogeography 199 Petroleum Potential 199 Jurassic References 199 Ammonoidea 201 Bivalvia 201 Stratigraphy 203 Tectonics 204 Paleogeography 204 Petrologic and Petrographic Studies 204 Cretaceous References 204 Bivalvia 204 Ostracoda 204 Plants 205 Vertebrates 205 Stratigraphy 206 Cenozoic (Undifferentiated by System) References 206 Bivalvia 206 Gastropoda 208 Ostracoda 209 Insecta 210 Plants 213 Vertebrata 231 Stratigraphy 231 Nevada County Geologic Reports 7 INTRODUCTION This work was conceived as a derivative product for “The Metallogeny of the Great Basin” project of the Mineral Resources Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. In the course of preparing a fossil database for the Great Basin that could be accessed from the Internet, it was determined that a comprehensive paleontological bibliography must first be compiled, something that had not previously been done. This bibliography includes published papers and abstracts as well as unpublished theses and dissertations on fossils and stratigraphy in Nevada and adjoining portions of California and Utah. This bibliography is broken into first-order headings by geologic age, secondary headings by taxonomic group, followed by ancillary topics of interest to both paleontologists and stratigraphers; paleoecology, stratigraphy, sedimentary petrology, paleogeography, tectonics, and petroleum potential. References were derived from usage of Georef, consultation with numerous paleontologists and geologists working in the Great Basin, and literature currently on hand with the authors. As this is a Web-accessible bibliography, we hope to periodically update it with new citations or older references that we have missed during this compilation. Hence, the authors would be grateful to receive notice of any new or old papers that the readers think should be added. As a final note, we gratefully acknowledge the helpful reviews provided by A. Elizabeth J. Crafford (Anchorage, Alaska) and William R. Page (USGS, Denver, Colorado). 8 PRECAMBRIAN References Algae Benmore, W.C., 1977, Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleoecology of the upper Proterozoic Johnnie Formation, eastern California and southern Nevada [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 9, no. 4, p. 387-388. Ichnofossils (Trace fossils) Alpert, S.P., 1974, Trace fossils of the Precambian-Cambrian succession White-Inyo Mountains, California: Los Angeles, University of California, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 175 p. Alpert, S.P., 1975, Planolites and Skolithos from the upper Precambrian-lower Cambrian, White-Inyo Mountains, California: Journal of Paleontology, v. 49, no. 3, p. 508- 521. Droser, M.L., 1987, Trends in extent and depth of bioturbation in Great Basin Precambrian-Ordovician strata, California, Nevada, and Utah: Los Angeles, University of Southern California, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 361 p. Metazoa Hagadorn, J.W., and Waggoner, Ben, 1998, Vendian-Lower Cambrian faunas from the southwestern U.S. [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 30, no. 7, p. A233. Hagadorn, J.W., and Waggoner, Ben, 2000, Ediacaran fossils from the southwestern Great Basin: Journal of Paleontology, v. 74, no. 2, p. 349-359. Horodyski, Robert, 1991, Late Proterozoic megafossils from southern Nevada [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 23, no. 6, p. A163. Horodyski, Robert, Gehling, J.G., Jensen, S., and Runnegar, B., 1994, Ediacara fauna and earliest Cambrian trace fossils in a single parasequence set, southern Nevada [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, p. 360. Waggoner, B.M., and Hagadorn, J.W., 1997, Ediacaran fossils from western North America—Stratigraphic and biogeographic implications [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 29, no. 6, p. A30. 9 Stratigraphy Albers, J.P., and Stewart, J.H., 1962, Precambrian(?) and Cambrian stratigraphy in Esmeralda County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 450-D, p. D24-D27. Barnes, Harley, and Christiansen, R.L., 1967, Cambrian and Precambrian rocks of the Groom district Nevada,