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Journal Article
Published: 01 July 2024
Journal of Paleontology (2024) 98 (4): 537–566.
... correlations, the trilobites from new collections from the upper Nounan Dolomite to lower St. Charles Formation at Smithfield Canyon are reported herein and integrated with the previously reported taxa. Trilobite assemblages indicate that the upper Cedaria to the Ellipsocephaloides biozones (Miaolingian Series...
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Aphelaspis species from the Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens use the 2 mm scale bar unless otherwise noted. (1–11) Aphelaspis subditus Palmer, 1962 from USNM loc. 44294 unless otherwise noted: (1) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775644; (2, 3) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775642, close-up of occipital ring showing two nodes (arrows); (4) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775648; (5–7) mostly exfoliated cranidium USNM 775649: (5) dorsal view; (6) anterior view; (7) lateral view; (8) testate librigena USNM 775645; (9) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775643; (10) exfoliated pygidium USNM 775646 from USNM loc. 44295, scale bar = 1 mm; (11) exfoliated pygidium USNM 775647. (12–20) Aphelaspis cf. A. arsoides Rasetti, 1965 from USNM loc. 44291 unless otherwise mentioned: (12) mostly exfoliated cranidium USNM 775639 (USNM loc. 44293); (13) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775638 (USNM loc. 44293) showing long occipital spine (arrow); (14) partially testate cranidium USNM 775634 showing spine (arrow); (15, 16) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775637: (15) dorsal view; (16) lateral view; (17) exfoliated partial cranidium USNM 775635 showing spine (arrow); (18) exfoliated librigena USNM 775640 (USNM loc. 44293); (19) exfoliated pygidium USNM 775636; (20) exfoliated pygidium USNM 775641 (USNM loc. 44293).
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 7. Aphelaspis species from the Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens use the 2 mm scale bar unless otherwise noted. ( 1–11 ) Aphelaspis subditus Palmer, 1962 from USNM loc. 44294 unless otherwise noted: ( 1 ) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775644
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Trilobites from the Cedaria Biozone, Marjuman Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44289. (1) Glaphyraspis sp. indet. testate cranidium USNM 775630. (2) Menomonia cf. M. tuberculata (Resser, 1942) testate librigena USNM 775633. (3, 4) Coosia? sp. indet.: (3) exfoliated partial cranidium USNM 775632; (4) testate partial cranidium USNM 775631.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 18. Trilobites from the Cedaria Biozone, Marjuman Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44289. ( 1 ) Glaphyraspis sp. indet. testate cranidium USNM 775630. ( 2 ) Menomonia cf. M. tuberculata (Resser, 1942 ) testate librigena USNM 775633
Journal Article
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Published: 01 May 1992
GSA Bulletin (1992) 104 (5): 516–527.
... by intracrystalline glide. In the central part of the study area, the Cambrian Maxfield, Ophir, and Nounan Formations are complexly folded and faulted below the Willard thrust. Plastic deformation is largely restricted to a 5- to 10-m-thick limestone mylonite in the Maxfield Formation, with cataclastic deformation...
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Cheilocephalus sp. from the Prehousia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44296. (1–4) Exfoliated pygidium USNM 775698: (1) dorsal counterpart inverted photograph; (2) dorsal view; (3) posterior view; (4) lateral view.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 17. Cheilocephalus sp. from the Prehousia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44296. ( 1–4 ) Exfoliated pygidium USNM 775698: ( 1 ) dorsal counterpart inverted photograph; ( 2 ) dorsal view; ( 3 ) posterior view; ( 4
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Dytremacephalus spp. from the Prehousia and Dunderbergia biozones, Steptoean Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. (1–3) Dytremacephalus cf. D. asperaxis Palmer, 1965 from USNM loc. 44296: (1) partial, mostly testate cranidium USNM 775695, photograph inverted; (2) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775696, photograph inverted; (3) testate librigena USNM 775697. (4) Small cranidium USNM 775693. (5) Cranidium USNM 775694, inverted photograph.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 9. Dytremacephalus spp. from the Prehousia and Dunderbergia biozones, Steptoean Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. ( 1–3 ) Dytremacephalus cf. D. asperaxis Palmer, 1965 from USNM loc. 44296: ( 1 ) partial, mostly testate cranidium USNM 775695, photograph inverted
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Iddingsia cf. I. intermedia Palmer, 1965 from the Dunderbergia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44298. (1, 2) Testate cranidium USNM 775692: (1) dorsal view; (2) lateral view. (3) Mostly testate partial librigena USNM 7755574. (4) Mostly exfoliated librigena USNM 775581. (1, 2) Specimens use the 2 mm scale bar; (3, 4) specimens use the 4 mm scale bar.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 13. Iddingsia cf. I. intermedia Palmer, 1965 from the Dunderbergia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44298. ( 1, 2 ) Testate cranidium USNM 775692: ( 1 ) dorsal view; ( 2 ) lateral view. ( 3 ) Mostly testate
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Trilobites from the Dunderbergia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44298. (1–4) Dokimocephaliid indet.: (1–3) partial, exfoliated cranidium USNM 775687: (1) dorsal view; (2) anterior view; (3) lateral view; (4) exfoliated librigena USNM 775688. (5–7) Elburgia? sp. indet.: (5) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775689; (6) small cranidium USNM 775690; (7) small partial cranidium USNM 775691. (1–5) Specimens use the 2 mm scale bar; (6, 7) specimens use the 1 mm scale bar.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 10. Trilobites from the Dunderbergia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44298. ( 1–4 ) Dokimocephaliid indet.: ( 1–3 ) partial, exfoliated cranidium USNM 775687: ( 1 ) dorsal view; ( 2 ) anterior view; ( 3 ) lateral
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Tumicephalus depressus Palmer, 1965 from the Prehousia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from 44293 unless otherwise mentioned. (1, 2) Exfoliated cranidium USNM 775653: (1) dorsal view; (2) anterior view. (3, 4) Partially testate cranidium USNM 775651: (3) dorsal view; (4) lateral view. (5) Testate librigena USNM 775656 (loc. USNM 44291). (6) Exfoliated librigena USNM 775650. (7) Exfoliated pygidium USNM 775654. (8) Mostly exfoliated pygidium USNM 775655 (loc. USNM 44291). (9) Testate pygidium and thoracic segment USNM 775652. (1–4, 6–9) Specimens use the 1 mm scale bar; (5) specimen uses the 2 mm scale bar.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 15. Tumicephalus depressus Palmer, 1965 from the Prehousia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from 44293 unless otherwise mentioned. ( 1, 2 ) Exfoliated cranidium USNM 775653: ( 1 ) dorsal view; ( 2 ) anterior view. ( 3, 4
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Bromella utahensis n. sp. from the Prehousia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44296 and paratypes unless otherwise mentioned. (1–3) Exfoliated cranidium USNM 775676: (1) dorsal view; (2) lateral view; (3) anterior view. (4, 5) Testate cranidium USNM 775673: (4) dorsal view; (5) lateral view. (6, 7) Exfoliated cranidium USNM 775672. (8) Testate cranidium USNM 775675. (9) Testate cranidium USNM 775674. (10) Testate librigena USNM 775677. (11) Testate librigena USNM 775679. (12–14) mostly exfoliated pygidium USNM 775681: (12) dorsal view; (13) lateral view; (14) posterior view. (15) Exfoliated pygidium USNM 775682. (16) Mostly exfoliated hypostome USNM 775680. (17) Exfoliated, holotype pygidium USNM 775678. (18) Exfoliated, partial pygidium USNM 775683. (1–11) Specimens use the 2 mm scale; (12–18) specimens use the 1 mm scale bar.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 8. Bromella utahensis n. sp. from the Prehousia Biozone, Steptoean Stage, upper Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44296 and paratypes unless otherwise mentioned. ( 1–3 ) Exfoliated cranidium USNM 775676: ( 1 ) dorsal view; ( 2 ) lateral view
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Kingstonia smithfieldensis n. sp. from the Marjuman Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44290, paratypes unless otherwise mentioned, testate or mostly testate, and in dorsal view unless specified. (1) Small cranidium USNM 775608. (2) Cranidium USNM 775596. (3) Cranidium USNM 775599. (4) Cranidium USNM 775603. (5) Cranidium USNM 775592. (6) Cranidium USNM 775591. (7) Cranidium USNM 775590. (8) Cranidium USNM 775584. (9) Cranidium USNM 775617. (10) Cranidium USNM 775600. (11) Cranidium USNM 775582. (12) Cranidium USNM 775614. (13) Cranidium USNM 775587. (14) Pygidium USNM 775616, right side exfoliated. (15–17) Holotype cranidium USNM 775572: (15) dorsal view; (16) anterior view; (17) lateral view. (18–20) Pygidium USNM 775577: (18) lateral view; (19) dorsal view; (20) posterior view. (21) Pygidium USNM 775618. (22) Pygidium USNM 775601. (23) Pygidium USNM 775602. (24) Pygidium USNM 775610. (25) Pygidium USNM 775576. (26) Pygidium USNM 775580.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 21. Kingstonia smithfieldensis n. sp. from the Marjuman Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44290, paratypes unless otherwise mentioned, testate or mostly testate, and in dorsal view unless specified. ( 1 ) Small cranidium USNM 775608. ( 2
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Trilobites from the Crepicephalus Biozone, Marjuman Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44290. (1–6) Coosina cf. C. amage (Walcott, 1916b): (1) partially testate cranidium USNM 775624; (2) partially testate pygidium USNM 775623; (3) partially testate cranidium USNM 775622; (4) librigena USNM 775575; (5, 6) librigena with ocular region preserved USNM 775588, inverted photograph: (5) dorsal view; (6) lateral view. (7–9) “Coosella” berryi (Lochman, 1940): (7, 8) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775621: (7) dorsal view; (8) anterior view; (9) exfoliated pygidium USNM 775620. (10–12) Blountia sp. indet. exfoliated pygidium USNM 775619: (10) dorsal view; (11) posterior view; (12) lateral view. (13) Welleraspis? sp. indet. cranidium USNM 775629. (14–20) Genevievalla sp. indet.: (14) testate pygidium USNM 775626; (15) partially testate pygidium USNM 775625; (16, 17) exfoliated cranidium USNM 775627: (16) dorsal view; (17) oblique view; (18, 19) partially testate cranidium USNM 775628: (18) dorsal view; (19) lateral view. (1–6) Specimens use the 4 mm scale bar; (7–19) specimens use the 2 mm scale bar.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 16. Trilobites from the Crepicephalus Biozone, Marjuman Stage, Nounan Formation, Smithfield Canyon, Utah. All specimens are from USNM loc. 44290. ( 1–6 ) Coosina cf. C. amage (Walcott, 1916b ): ( 1 ) partially testate cranidium USNM 775624; ( 2 ) partially testate pygidium USNM
Journal Article
Journal: Geology
Published: 14 October 2022
Geology (2022) 50 (12): 1415–1420.
... and chemostratigraphic correlations and refine the upper Cambrian geologic time scale. The SPICE in northern Utah, USA, was first reported by Saltzman et al. (2004) and is recorded in the upper Nounan Formation ( Cedaria to Dunderbergia biozones) and overlying lower St. Charles Formation ( Dunderbergia...
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Working hypothesis for the correlation of the Nounan and St. Charles formations in northern Utah with formations in the Great Basin. Approximated biomere boundaries and their corresponding estimated time boundaries. NA = North American; WC = Worm Creek Member; Mtn = Mountain.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 2. Working hypothesis for the correlation of the Nounan and St. Charles formations in northern Utah with formations in the Great Basin. Approximated biomere boundaries and their corresponding estimated time boundaries. NA = North American; WC = Worm Creek Member; Mtn = Mountain.
Journal Article
Journal: GSA Bulletin
Published: 01 April 2003
GSA Bulletin (2003) 115 (4): 463–478.
... ). At Nounan narrows, the Bear River crosses a normal fault that juxtaposes limestone of the Triassic Thaynes Formation to the north with gravel of the Wasatch Formation ( Oriel and Platt, 1980 ). Although the geomorphic expression of this fault is weak, it marks the northernmost extent of Quaternary normal...
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Composite stratigraphic column and trilobite ranges of the upper Nounan and lower St. Charles formations from Smithfield Canyon, Utah. Taxa occurrences and localities listed in red represent data from Saltzman et al. (2004); those listed in black represent new data from this study. sp = no specific identification by Saltzman; ? = questionable occurrence of the taxon. Section modified from Cothren et al. (2022).
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 4. Composite stratigraphic column and trilobite ranges of the upper Nounan and lower St. Charles formations from Smithfield Canyon, Utah. Taxa occurrences and localities listed in red represent data from Saltzman et al. ( 2004 ); those listed in black represent new data from this study. sp
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(1) Map showing the location of the Smithfield Canyon section (black star, “SF”) in regional context. Gray polygons represent the aerial extent of mapped Nounan and St. Charles formations. Modified from the Stage Geologic Map Compilation (Horton et al., 2017) and Wakeley (1975). (2) Portion of the Naomi Peak 7.5-foot quadrangle showing the locations of the three measured sections. Basemap: 2013 National Geographic USA topographic map, projection: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N.
Published: 01 July 2024
Figure 1. ( 1 ) Map showing the location of the Smithfield Canyon section (black star, “SF”) in regional context. Gray polygons represent the aerial extent of mapped Nounan and St. Charles formations. Modified from the Stage Geologic Map Compilation (Horton et al., 2017 ) and Wakeley ( 1975
Journal Article
Journal: Lithosphere
Publisher: GSW
Published: 11 October 2017
Lithosphere (2017) 9 (6): 910–926.
... source for coeval Worm Creek Quartzite. In this paper we refer to the Worm Creek Quartzite Member of the St. Charles Formation and underlying sandstone in the top of the Nounan Dolomite as the “Worm Creek sandstone.” This link suggests that instead of a tectonically quiet subsiding margin during...
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Journal Article
Published: 01 July 2024
Journal of Paleontology (2024) 98 (4): f1–f2.
... Frederick A. Sundberg, Hannah R. Cothren and Carol M. Dehler Cambrian trilobites from the Nounan Dolomite and lower St. Charles Formation (upper Marjuman to lower Sunwaptan; Miaolingian to Furongian Series), Smithfield Canyon, northern Utah 567 Mansoureh Ghobadi Pour, Leonid E. Popov and Mohammad-Reza...
Journal Article
Published: 01 May 2004
Journal of Sedimentary Research (2004) 74 (3): 366–377.
... wave base on the shelf. Lithofacies appear to be arranged in coarsening-upward packages 0.1-5 m thick. Stratigraphically above this ∼30-m-thick, clean subtidal carbonate succession (Nounan Formation; Fig. 4 ), siliciclastic sand is present over a 5-m interval approaching the contact with the Worm...
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