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USGS M8691, Medina County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.3694,-99.2833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Medina County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS M8690 | Elder W. P. (1996) | Anacacho Limestone | Swezey and Sullivan (2004) correlate this bed to the Baculites sp. (weak flank ribs), Baculites sp. (smooth) zone, which is late upper Campanian in Gradstein et al., 2004. | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
USGS M8691 | Elder W. P. (1996) | Anacacho Limestone | Swezey and Sullivan (2004) correlate this bed to the Baculites maclearni zone., which is middle Campanian in Gradstein et al., 2004. | "shale" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Petalobrissus cubensis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Faujasiidae : Petalobrissus : Petalobrissus cubensis | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Panopea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Exogyra sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pycnodonte sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Lyriochlamys sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Lyriochlamys | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Spondylus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Baculites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Elder W. P. (1996) Bivalves and Gastropods from the Middle Campanian Anacacho Limestone, south central Texas, Journal of Paleontology 70 2, 247-271 |
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!