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The Pennsylvanian–Early Permian Bird Spring Carbonate Shelf, Southeastern California: Fusulinid Biostratigraphy, Paleogeographic Evolution, and Tectonic Implications

by Calvin H. Stevens and Paul Stone

Abstract 1
Introduction 2
Chronostratigraphic Nomenclature 3
Paleogeographic Setting 4
Stratigraphic Framework 4
Previous Studies of Fusulinids in Southeastern California 7
Fusulinid Sample Material 10
Fusulinid Faunas and Zones 10
   Fusulinid Zone 1 10
   Fusulinid Zone 2 10
   Fusulinid Zone 3 10
   Fusulinid Zone 4 11
   Fusulinid Zone 5 11
   Fusulinid Zone 6 11
Correlations 11
   Fusulinid Zone 1 15
   Fusulinid Zone 2 15
   Fusulinid Zone 3 15
   Fusulinid Zone 4 15
   Fusulinid Zone 5 15
   Fusulinid Zone 6 15
Comparison of Bird Spring Shelf and Keeler Basin Fusulinid Faunas 16
Comparison of Bird Spring Shelf and Darwin Basin Fusulinid Faunas 17
Interpretations and Discussion 18
   General Paleoenvironmental Significance of Fusulinids 18
   Fusulinid Distribution and Sedimentation Patterns on the Bird Spring Shelf 19
   Possible Effects of Eustatic Sea-Level Fluctuations 20
   Regional Paleogeographic Evolution 20
   Tectonic Interpretations and Timing of the Last Chance Thrust 22
Tectonic Correlations 23
Summary 24
Systematic Paleontology 24
Fusulinid Plates 25
Acknowledgments 42

Appendix 1. List of Fusulinid Samples with General Locations
42

Appendix 2. Descriptions of Outcrop Areas and Fusulinid Localities
43
   Ship Mountains 43
   Providence Mountains 47
   Old Dad Mountain 53
   Cowhole Mountain 57
   Warm Spring Canyon 62
   Striped Butte 63
   Panamint Butte 73

Appendix 3. Locality Information for Figured Specimens
78

References Cited
79