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Levi Site Zone I, Travis County, Texas, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 30.3583,-98.1 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Texas, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Travis County, Texas, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Site Zone III | Alexander, Jr. H. L. (1963) | "The maximum thickness of Zone III is 15 inches"; underlying Zone II is dated at 10,000 +/- 175 B.P. and overlying Zone IV is dated at 6750 +/- 150 B.P. (considered "inconsistent" with other dates and therefore "probably the result of contamination") and 9300 +/- 160 B.P. (radiocarbon on "snail and mussel shell"); age unclear, but presumably early Holocene based on lack of Pleistocene megafauna | sandstone | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary | |
| Levi Site Zone IV | Alexander, Jr. H. L. (1963) | "The zone ranges from 12 to 20 inches thick"; Zone IV is dated at 6750 +/- 150 B.P. (considered "inconsistent" with other dates and therefore "probably the result of contamination") and 9300 +/- 160 B.P. (radiocarbon on "snail and mussel shell"); includes Plainview-Angostura, Iztapan, and Lerma projectile points | siltstone | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary | |
| Levi Site Zone V | Alexander, Jr. H. L. (1963) | "The zone ranges from 2 to 6 inches in thickness"; includes Archaic projectile points but is apparently time averaged | siltstone | 0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary | |
| Levi Site Zone I | Alexander, Jr. H. L. (1963) | "The zone is 61 to 70 inches thick"; overlying Zone II is dated at 10,000 +/- 175 B.P. (radiocarbon on "snail and mussel shell") | conglomerate | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Levi Site Zone II | Alexander, Jr. H. L. (1963) | "The zone is 8 to 22 inches thick"; Zone II is dated at 10,000 +/- 175 B.P. (radiocarbon on "snail and mussel shell") | siltstone | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Alexander, Jr. H. L. (1963) The Levi Site: a Paleo-Indian campsite in central Texas, American Antiquity 28 4, 510-528 |
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!
