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USGS 6681, Culberson County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.435,-104.88 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Culberson County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 6681, Marble Canyon, east face of Diablo Plateau | Girty G. H. (1931) | Bone Spring | Girty described unit as "upper part of the Hueco limestone" but the King et al. (1965) monograph on the Sierra Diablo attributed species to Bone Spring Formation. | "limestone" | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Marble Canyon, Diablo Plateau | Girty G. H. (1929) | Hueco | "limestone" | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian | |
USGS 6681, Marble Canyon, Sierra Diablo | Yochelson E. L. (1960) | Hueco | About 400 feet below top. | "limestone" | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acosarina peculiaris species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Acosarina : Acosarina peculiaris | 279.3 - 272.3 Ma Permian |
Orthotichia hueconiana species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Orthotichia : Orthotichia hueconiana | 290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian |
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) parvicristus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Bellerophontidae : Bellerophon : Bellerophon (Bellerophon) parvicristus | 290.1 - 279.3 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!