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USGS 7617 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.8667,-97.9333 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hays County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 7617 San Marcos | Wells J. W. (1933) | Taylor Marl | marl | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Micrabacia radiata species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Micrabacia : Micrabacia radiata | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Wells J. W. (1933) Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States, Bulletins of American Paleontology 18 67, 85-288 |
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!