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Austin - Ector Chalk, Texas, USA
Group | Austin |
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Formation | Ector Chalk |
Age: | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Early Coniacian |
Lithology | chalk |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Savoy Pit | Fannin County, Texas, USA | Austin - Ector Chalk |
Snider Plaza | Dallas County, Texas, USA | Austin - Ector Chalk |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ichthyornis dispar species | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ichthyornis : Ichthyornis dispar | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Platecarpus tympaniticus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Platecarpus : Platecarpus tympaniticus | 89.3 - 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!