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USGS 6690, Brewster County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 30.37,-103.15 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Brewster County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 6690, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains | Yochelson E. L. (1956) | Hess | Upper part of Hess Limestone, 200 feet from top. | "limestone" | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
About 2 mile N65W of Wolf Camp, Glass Mountains | Böse E. (1919) | Hess | "limestone" | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Paraperrinites subcumminsi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Perrinitidae : Metaperrinites : Paraperrinites subcumminsi | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Omphalotrochus hessensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Omphalotrochidae : Omphalotrochus : Omphalotrochus hessensis | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
References
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!