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USGS 7424 Wortham, Freestone County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.7833,-96.45 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Freestone County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 7424 Wortham | Vaughan T. W., Popenoe W. P. (1935) | Midway | claystone | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Balanophyllia ponderosa species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia ponderosa | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
References
Vaughan T. W., Popenoe W. P. (1935) The coral fauna of the Midway Eocene of Texas, The University of Texas Bulletin 3301, 325-349 |
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!