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Belle Plains, Texas, USA
| Formation | Belle Plains |
|---|---|
| Age: | 290 - 252 Ma Permian |
| Interval | Sakmarian - Kungurian |
| Lithology | shale, "shale"/mudstone, "siliciclastic" |
| Number of Collections | 7 |
| Number of Occurrences | 59 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Riley Localities: Re-enter these individually! | Travis County, Texas, USA | Belle Plains |
| Fulda | Archer County, Texas, USA | Belle Plains |
| Baylor County | Callahan County, Texas, USA | Belle Plains |
| South side of Tit Mountain butte | Archer County, Texas, USA | Belle Plains |
| B.E.G. 30-T-9 | Callahan County, Texas, USA | Belle Plains |
| Mitchell Creek B/a MCBac | Baylor County, Texas, USA | Belle Plains |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Shale | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | limestone/"shale" | 11 |
| Corsicana Marl | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | claystone, sandstone, lime mudstone, "limestone", siltstone, marl | 1750 |
| Gorman | 485 - 470 Ma Paleozoic | dolomite, "limestone", "limestone"/chert | 22 |
| Honeycut | 485 - 468 Ma Paleozoic | dolomite, "limestone" | 45 |
| Kemp Clay | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | claystone, "limestone", claystone/sandstone | 70 |
| Nacatoch Sand | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone, claystone, "limestone" | 930 |
| Riley | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | carbonate | 27 |
| Talpa | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | limestone | 8 |
| Tanyard | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | limestone | 22 |
| Wolfe City | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 32 | |
| Wichita - Belle Plains | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | claystone/"limestone" | 71 |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
