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USGS 22407, Medina County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 29.375,-98.86 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
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 22407, northeast of Castroville | Cooke C. W. (1953) | 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. | "limestone" | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Petalobrissus cubensis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Faujasiidae : Petalobrissus : Petalobrissus cubensis | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hemiaster texanus species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Hemiaster : Hemiaster texanus | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Cooke C. W. (1953) American Upper Cretaceous Echinoidea, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 254-A, 1-44 |
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!