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Decatur West local fauna, Wise County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.2372,-97.6011 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
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 West local fauna | Thurmond J. T. (1971) | Trinity - Paluxy - Upper | upper Paluxy | not reported | 113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hybodus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus | 113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Lamna sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Lamna | 113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Hypolophus mcnultyi species | Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Hypolophus : Hypolophus mcnultyi | 113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Thurmond J. T. (1971) Cartilaginous fishes of the Trinity Group and related rocks (Lower Cretaceous) of north central Texas, Southeastern Geology 13, 207-227 |
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!