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West of Roanoke, Denton County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.01,-97.24 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Denton County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Roanoke (Main Street-Grayson transition) | Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A., et al (2005) | Transition zone between lower Lower Cenomanian Main Street Limestone and Grayson Marl | marl | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
West of Roanoke | Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A., et al (2005) | Grayson Marl | Lower lower Cenomanian | marl | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Graysonites wacoense species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Graysonites : Graysonites wacoense | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Stoliczkaia (Lamnayella) texana species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Lyelliceratidae : Stoliczkaiella : Stoliczkaia (Lamnayella) texana | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Kennedy W. J., Cobban W. A., et al (2005) Upper Albian and Lower Cenomanian ammonites from the Main Street Limestone, Grayson Marl and Del Rio Clay in northeast Texas, Cretaceous Research 26, 349-428 |
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!