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USGS M8700, Medina County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.4417,-98.8597 |
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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 M8700 | Elder W. P. (1996) | Anacacho Limestone | Swezey and Sullivan (2004) correlate the Anacacho LS to the Baculites sp. (weak flank ribs), Baculites sp. (smooth) zone, which is late upper Campanian in Gradstein et al., 2004, through the Baculites maclearni zone., which is middle Campanian in Gradstein et al., 2004. | "carbonate" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
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!