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Decatur , Wise County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.2343,-97.5861 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Wise County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Decatur (Coelodus decaturensis type) | Gidley J. W. (1913) | "probably of Lower Cretaceous age" | not reported | 145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Coelodus decaturensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Pycnodontes : Coelodus : Coelodus decaturensis | 145 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Gidley J. W. (1913) Some new American pycnodont fishes, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 46 2036, 445-450 |
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!