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Lake Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.2167,-97.8 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Wise County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Lake Bridgeport, loc. 4 | Rigby J. K., McKinzie M. G., et al (2008) | Canyon - Graford | uppermost Jasper Creek Shale (=Upper Lake Bridgeport Shale) and overlying Devil's Den Limestone Member of the Graford Formation; near the top of the Missourian Stage | "shale" | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Heliospongia excavata species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Epipolasida : Heliospongiidae : Heliospongia : Heliospongia excavata | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Dermospheroidalis irregularis species | Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Amphidiscosida : Stiodermatidae : Dermospheroidalis : Dermospheroidalis irregularis | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Rigby J. K., McKinzie M. G., et al (2008) Pennsylvanian sponges from thr Graford Formation, Wise County, Texas, Journal of Paleontology 82 3, 492-510 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!