First Occurrence of Lithostrotion (Diphyphyllum) from the Mississippian Redwall Limestone in the Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah

Authors

Devin M. McLemore, Southern Utah UniversityFollow
Jennifer E. Hargrave, Southern Utah UniversityFollow

Author Keywords

rugose coral, Jarvis Peak Quadrangle, Basin and Range Province, Colorado Plateau, Beaver Dam Anticline

Abstract

The Paleozoic stratigraphy of the Beaver Dam Mountains of southwestern Utah correlates well with the better known deposits of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. However, a detailed list of the fossil fauna from the Beaver Dam Mountains is lacking. Here we describe a rugose coral from the Mississippian Redwall Limestone from Washington Country, Utah. The rugose coral is highly recrystallized, but identified as Lithostrotion (Diphyphyllum) based on morphology and geographic extent. An analysis was conducted to determine conodont zonation, but proved inconclusive. This is the first documented case of Lithostrotion (Diphyphyllum) from the Beaver Dam Mountains.

Recommended Citation

McLemore, Devin M. and Hargrave, Jennifer E. (2015) "First Occurrence of Lithostrotion (Diphyphyllum) from the Mississippian Redwall Limestone in the Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah," The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon: Vol. 87: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/compass/vol87/iss1/1